This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled rtlwifi: fix -Wpointer-sign warning to the 5.10-stable tree which can be found at: http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary The filename of the patch is: rtlwifi-fix-wpointer-sign-warning.patch and it can be found in the queue-5.10 subdirectory. If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree, please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it. commit 2600f186ddcbe341d9cdaf60e3e9ad67a7e93878 Author: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon Oct 26 22:29:53 2020 +0100 rtlwifi: fix -Wpointer-sign warning [ Upstream commit ef41937631bfee855e2b406e1d536efdaa9ce512 ] There are thousands of warnings in a W=2 build from just one file: drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/table.c:3788:15: warning: pointer targets in initialization of 'u8 *' {aka 'unsigned char *'} from 'char *' differ in signedness [-Wpointer-sign] Change the types to consistently use 'const char *' for the strings. Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx> Acked-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201026213040.3889546-6-arnd@xxxxxxxxxx Stable-dep-of: 117dbeda22ec ("wifi: rtlwifi: Fix global-out-of-bounds bug in _rtl8812ae_phy_set_txpower_limit()") Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/phy.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/phy.c index f41a7643b9c42..119e0f799826f 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/phy.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/phy.c @@ -1581,7 +1581,7 @@ static void _rtl8821ae_phy_txpower_by_rate_configuration(struct ieee80211_hw *hw } /* string is in decimal */ -static bool _rtl8812ae_get_integer_from_string(char *str, u8 *pint) +static bool _rtl8812ae_get_integer_from_string(const char *str, u8 *pint) { u16 i = 0; *pint = 0; @@ -1599,7 +1599,7 @@ static bool _rtl8812ae_get_integer_from_string(char *str, u8 *pint) return true; } -static bool _rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(u8 *str1, u8 *str2, u32 num) +static bool _rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(const char *str1, const char *str2, u32 num) { if (num == 0) return false; @@ -1637,10 +1637,11 @@ static s8 _rtl8812ae_phy_get_chnl_idx_of_txpwr_lmt(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, return channel_index; } -static void _rtl8812ae_phy_set_txpower_limit(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *pregulation, - u8 *pband, u8 *pbandwidth, - u8 *prate_section, u8 *prf_path, - u8 *pchannel, u8 *ppower_limit) +static void _rtl8812ae_phy_set_txpower_limit(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, + const char *pregulation, + const char *pband, const char *pbandwidth, + const char *prate_section, const char *prf_path, + const char *pchannel, const char *ppower_limit) { struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv = rtl_priv(hw); struct rtl_phy *rtlphy = &rtlpriv->phy; @@ -1648,8 +1649,8 @@ static void _rtl8812ae_phy_set_txpower_limit(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *pregul u8 channel_index; s8 power_limit = 0, prev_power_limit, ret; - if (!_rtl8812ae_get_integer_from_string((char *)pchannel, &channel) || - !_rtl8812ae_get_integer_from_string((char *)ppower_limit, + if (!_rtl8812ae_get_integer_from_string(pchannel, &channel) || + !_rtl8812ae_get_integer_from_string(ppower_limit, &power_limit)) { rtl_dbg(rtlpriv, COMP_INIT, DBG_TRACE, "Illegal index of pwr_lmt table [chnl %d][val %d]\n", @@ -1659,42 +1660,42 @@ static void _rtl8812ae_phy_set_txpower_limit(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *pregul power_limit = power_limit > MAX_POWER_INDEX ? MAX_POWER_INDEX : power_limit; - if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(pregulation, (u8 *)("FCC"), 3)) + if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(pregulation, "FCC", 3)) regulation = 0; - else if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(pregulation, (u8 *)("MKK"), 3)) + else if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(pregulation, "MKK", 3)) regulation = 1; - else if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(pregulation, (u8 *)("ETSI"), 4)) + else if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(pregulation, "ETSI", 4)) regulation = 2; - else if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(pregulation, (u8 *)("WW13"), 4)) + else if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(pregulation, "WW13", 4)) regulation = 3; - if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(prate_section, (u8 *)("CCK"), 3)) + if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(prate_section, "CCK", 3)) rate_section = 0; - else if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(prate_section, (u8 *)("OFDM"), 4)) + else if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(prate_section, "OFDM", 4)) rate_section = 1; - else if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(prate_section, (u8 *)("HT"), 2) && - _rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(prf_path, (u8 *)("1T"), 2)) + else if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(prate_section, "HT", 2) && + _rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(prf_path, "1T", 2)) rate_section = 2; - else if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(prate_section, (u8 *)("HT"), 2) && - _rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(prf_path, (u8 *)("2T"), 2)) + else if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(prate_section, "HT", 2) && + _rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(prf_path, "2T", 2)) rate_section = 3; - else if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(prate_section, (u8 *)("VHT"), 3) && - _rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(prf_path, (u8 *)("1T"), 2)) + else if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(prate_section, "VHT", 3) && + _rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(prf_path, "1T", 2)) rate_section = 4; - else if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(prate_section, (u8 *)("VHT"), 3) && - _rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(prf_path, (u8 *)("2T"), 2)) + else if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(prate_section, "VHT", 3) && + _rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(prf_path, "2T", 2)) rate_section = 5; - if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(pbandwidth, (u8 *)("20M"), 3)) + if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(pbandwidth, "20M", 3)) bandwidth = 0; - else if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(pbandwidth, (u8 *)("40M"), 3)) + else if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(pbandwidth, "40M", 3)) bandwidth = 1; - else if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(pbandwidth, (u8 *)("80M"), 3)) + else if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(pbandwidth, "80M", 3)) bandwidth = 2; - else if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(pbandwidth, (u8 *)("160M"), 4)) + else if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(pbandwidth, "160M", 4)) bandwidth = 3; - if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(pband, (u8 *)("2.4G"), 4)) { + if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(pband, "2.4G", 4)) { ret = _rtl8812ae_phy_get_chnl_idx_of_txpwr_lmt(hw, BAND_ON_2_4G, channel); @@ -1718,7 +1719,7 @@ static void _rtl8812ae_phy_set_txpower_limit(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *pregul regulation, bandwidth, rate_section, channel_index, rtlphy->txpwr_limit_2_4g[regulation][bandwidth] [rate_section][channel_index][RF90_PATH_A]); - } else if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(pband, (u8 *)("5G"), 2)) { + } else if (_rtl8812ae_eq_n_byte(pband, "5G", 2)) { ret = _rtl8812ae_phy_get_chnl_idx_of_txpwr_lmt(hw, BAND_ON_5G, channel); @@ -1749,10 +1750,10 @@ static void _rtl8812ae_phy_set_txpower_limit(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *pregul } static void _rtl8812ae_phy_config_bb_txpwr_lmt(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, - u8 *regulation, u8 *band, - u8 *bandwidth, u8 *rate_section, - u8 *rf_path, u8 *channel, - u8 *power_limit) + const char *regulation, const char *band, + const char *bandwidth, const char *rate_section, + const char *rf_path, const char *channel, + const char *power_limit) { _rtl8812ae_phy_set_txpower_limit(hw, regulation, band, bandwidth, rate_section, rf_path, channel, @@ -1765,7 +1766,7 @@ static void _rtl8821ae_phy_read_and_config_txpwr_lmt(struct ieee80211_hw *hw) struct rtl_hal *rtlhal = rtl_hal(rtlpriv); u32 i = 0; u32 array_len; - u8 **array; + const char **array; if (rtlhal->hw_type == HARDWARE_TYPE_RTL8812AE) { array_len = RTL8812AE_TXPWR_LMT_ARRAY_LEN; @@ -1778,13 +1779,13 @@ static void _rtl8821ae_phy_read_and_config_txpwr_lmt(struct ieee80211_hw *hw) rtl_dbg(rtlpriv, COMP_INIT, DBG_TRACE, "\n"); for (i = 0; i < array_len; i += 7) { - u8 *regulation = array[i]; - u8 *band = array[i+1]; - u8 *bandwidth = array[i+2]; - u8 *rate = array[i+3]; - u8 *rf_path = array[i+4]; - u8 *chnl = array[i+5]; - u8 *val = array[i+6]; + const char *regulation = array[i]; + const char *band = array[i+1]; + const char *bandwidth = array[i+2]; + const char *rate = array[i+3]; + const char *rf_path = array[i+4]; + const char *chnl = array[i+5]; + const char *val = array[i+6]; _rtl8812ae_phy_config_bb_txpwr_lmt(hw, regulation, band, bandwidth, rate, rf_path, diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/table.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/table.c index ed72a2aeb6c8e..fcaaf664cbec5 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/table.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/table.c @@ -2894,7 +2894,7 @@ u32 RTL8821AE_AGC_TAB_1TARRAYLEN = ARRAY_SIZE(RTL8821AE_AGC_TAB_ARRAY); * TXPWR_LMT.TXT ******************************************************************************/ -u8 *RTL8812AE_TXPWR_LMT[] = { +const char *RTL8812AE_TXPWR_LMT[] = { "FCC", "2.4G", "20M", "CCK", "1T", "01", "36", "ETSI", "2.4G", "20M", "CCK", "1T", "01", "32", "MKK", "2.4G", "20M", "CCK", "1T", "01", "32", @@ -3463,7 +3463,7 @@ u8 *RTL8812AE_TXPWR_LMT[] = { u32 RTL8812AE_TXPWR_LMT_ARRAY_LEN = ARRAY_SIZE(RTL8812AE_TXPWR_LMT); -u8 *RTL8821AE_TXPWR_LMT[] = { +const char *RTL8821AE_TXPWR_LMT[] = { "FCC", "2.4G", "20M", "CCK", "1T", "01", "32", "ETSI", "2.4G", "20M", "CCK", "1T", "01", "32", "MKK", "2.4G", "20M", "CCK", "1T", "01", "32", diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/table.h b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/table.h index 540159c25078a..76c62b7c0fb24 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/table.h +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/table.h @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ extern u32 RTL8821AE_AGC_TAB_ARRAY[]; extern u32 RTL8812AE_AGC_TAB_1TARRAYLEN; extern u32 RTL8812AE_AGC_TAB_ARRAY[]; extern u32 RTL8812AE_TXPWR_LMT_ARRAY_LEN; -extern u8 *RTL8812AE_TXPWR_LMT[]; +extern const char *RTL8812AE_TXPWR_LMT[]; extern u32 RTL8821AE_TXPWR_LMT_ARRAY_LEN; -extern u8 *RTL8821AE_TXPWR_LMT[]; +extern const char *RTL8821AE_TXPWR_LMT[]; #endif