2017-06-12 17:16:17

by Suniel Mahesh

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Subject: [PATCH] staging: wlan-ng: Amend type mismatch warnings

From: Suniel Mahesh <[email protected]>

The following type mismatch warnings reported by sparse
have been amended:
warning: cast to restricted __le16
warning: incorrect type in assignment (different base types)

Signed-off-by: Suniel Mahesh <[email protected]>
---
drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c | 22 +++++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c
index f4d6e48..358b556 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ int prism2mgmt_scan(struct wlandevice *wlandev, void *msgp)

/* set up the txrate to be 2MBPS. Should be fastest basicrate... */
word = HFA384x_RATEBIT_2;
- scanreq.tx_rate = cpu_to_le16(word);
+ scanreq.tx_rate = (__force u16)cpu_to_le16(word);

/* set up the channel list */
word = 0;
@@ -197,10 +197,10 @@ int prism2mgmt_scan(struct wlandevice *wlandev, void *msgp)
/* channel 1 is BIT 0 ... channel 14 is BIT 13 */
word |= (1 << (channel - 1));
}
- scanreq.channel_list = cpu_to_le16(word);
+ scanreq.channel_list = (__force u16)cpu_to_le16(word);

/* set up the ssid, if present. */
- scanreq.ssid.len = cpu_to_le16(msg->ssid.data.len);
+ scanreq.ssid.len = (__force u16)cpu_to_le16(msg->ssid.data.len);
memcpy(scanreq.ssid.data, msg->ssid.data.data, msg->ssid.data.len);

/* Enable the MAC port if it's not already enabled */
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ int prism2mgmt_scan(struct wlandevice *wlandev, void *msgp)
/* Construct a bogus SSID and assign it to OwnSSID and
* DesiredSSID
*/
- wordbuf[0] = cpu_to_le16(WLAN_SSID_MAXLEN);
+ wordbuf[0] = (__force u16)cpu_to_le16(WLAN_SSID_MAXLEN);
get_random_bytes(&wordbuf[1], WLAN_SSID_MAXLEN);
result = hfa384x_drvr_setconfig(hw, HFA384x_RID_CNFOWNSSID,
wordbuf,
@@ -405,8 +405,8 @@ int prism2mgmt_scan_results(struct wlandevice *wlandev, void *msgp)
/* signal and noise */
req->signal.status = P80211ENUM_msgitem_status_data_ok;
req->noise.status = P80211ENUM_msgitem_status_data_ok;
- req->signal.data = le16_to_cpu(item->sl);
- req->noise.data = le16_to_cpu(item->anl);
+ req->signal.data = le16_to_cpu((__force __le16)item->sl);
+ req->noise.data = le16_to_cpu((__force __le16)item->anl);

/* BSSID */
req->bssid.status = P80211ENUM_msgitem_status_data_ok;
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ int prism2mgmt_scan_results(struct wlandevice *wlandev, void *msgp)

/* SSID */
req->ssid.status = P80211ENUM_msgitem_status_data_ok;
- req->ssid.data.len = le16_to_cpu(item->ssid.len);
+ req->ssid.data.len = le16_to_cpu((__force __le16)item->ssid.len);
req->ssid.data.len = min_t(u16, req->ssid.data.len, WLAN_SSID_MAXLEN);
memcpy(req->ssid.data.data, item->ssid.data, req->ssid.data.len);

@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ int prism2mgmt_scan_results(struct wlandevice *wlandev, void *msgp)

/* beacon period */
req->beaconperiod.status = P80211ENUM_msgitem_status_data_ok;
- req->beaconperiod.data = le16_to_cpu(item->bcnint);
+ req->beaconperiod.data = le16_to_cpu((__force __le16)item->bcnint);

/* timestamps */
req->timestamp.status = P80211ENUM_msgitem_status_data_ok;
@@ -473,14 +473,14 @@ int prism2mgmt_scan_results(struct wlandevice *wlandev, void *msgp)

/* atim window */
req->ibssatimwindow.status = P80211ENUM_msgitem_status_data_ok;
- req->ibssatimwindow.data = le16_to_cpu(item->atim);
+ req->ibssatimwindow.data = le16_to_cpu((__force __le16)item->atim);

/* Channel */
req->dschannel.status = P80211ENUM_msgitem_status_data_ok;
- req->dschannel.data = le16_to_cpu(item->chid);
+ req->dschannel.data = le16_to_cpu((__force __le16)item->chid);

/* capinfo bits */
- count = le16_to_cpu(item->capinfo);
+ count = le16_to_cpu((__force __le16)item->capinfo);
req->capinfo.status = P80211ENUM_msgitem_status_data_ok;
req->capinfo.data = count;

--
1.9.1


2017-06-12 18:48:29

by Frans Klaver

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: wlan-ng: Amend type mismatch warnings

On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 7:15 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: Suniel Mahesh <[email protected]>
>
> The following type mismatch warnings reported by sparse
> have been amended:
> warning: cast to restricted __le16
> warning: incorrect type in assignment (different base types)

Why not change the type of the struct fields to __le16 where they
would need to be __le16 (thereby documenting the requirement)? This is
just telling the compiler to shut up, not necessarily fixing the issue
that it's flagging.

Cheers,
Frans


>
> Signed-off-by: Suniel Mahesh <[email protected]>
> ---
> drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c | 22 +++++++++++-----------
> 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c
> index f4d6e48..358b556 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c
> @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ int prism2mgmt_scan(struct wlandevice *wlandev, void *msgp)
>
> /* set up the txrate to be 2MBPS. Should be fastest basicrate... */
> word = HFA384x_RATEBIT_2;
> - scanreq.tx_rate = cpu_to_le16(word);
> + scanreq.tx_rate = (__force u16)cpu_to_le16(word);
>
> /* set up the channel list */
> word = 0;
> @@ -197,10 +197,10 @@ int prism2mgmt_scan(struct wlandevice *wlandev, void *msgp)
> /* channel 1 is BIT 0 ... channel 14 is BIT 13 */
> word |= (1 << (channel - 1));
> }
> - scanreq.channel_list = cpu_to_le16(word);
> + scanreq.channel_list = (__force u16)cpu_to_le16(word);
>
> /* set up the ssid, if present. */
> - scanreq.ssid.len = cpu_to_le16(msg->ssid.data.len);
> + scanreq.ssid.len = (__force u16)cpu_to_le16(msg->ssid.data.len);
> memcpy(scanreq.ssid.data, msg->ssid.data.data, msg->ssid.data.len);
>
> /* Enable the MAC port if it's not already enabled */
> @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ int prism2mgmt_scan(struct wlandevice *wlandev, void *msgp)
> /* Construct a bogus SSID and assign it to OwnSSID and
> * DesiredSSID
> */
> - wordbuf[0] = cpu_to_le16(WLAN_SSID_MAXLEN);
> + wordbuf[0] = (__force u16)cpu_to_le16(WLAN_SSID_MAXLEN);
> get_random_bytes(&wordbuf[1], WLAN_SSID_MAXLEN);
> result = hfa384x_drvr_setconfig(hw, HFA384x_RID_CNFOWNSSID,
> wordbuf,
> @@ -405,8 +405,8 @@ int prism2mgmt_scan_results(struct wlandevice *wlandev, void *msgp)
> /* signal and noise */
> req->signal.status = P80211ENUM_msgitem_status_data_ok;
> req->noise.status = P80211ENUM_msgitem_status_data_ok;
> - req->signal.data = le16_to_cpu(item->sl);
> - req->noise.data = le16_to_cpu(item->anl);
> + req->signal.data = le16_to_cpu((__force __le16)item->sl);
> + req->noise.data = le16_to_cpu((__force __le16)item->anl);
>
> /* BSSID */
> req->bssid.status = P80211ENUM_msgitem_status_data_ok;
> @@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ int prism2mgmt_scan_results(struct wlandevice *wlandev, void *msgp)
>
> /* SSID */
> req->ssid.status = P80211ENUM_msgitem_status_data_ok;
> - req->ssid.data.len = le16_to_cpu(item->ssid.len);
> + req->ssid.data.len = le16_to_cpu((__force __le16)item->ssid.len);
> req->ssid.data.len = min_t(u16, req->ssid.data.len, WLAN_SSID_MAXLEN);
> memcpy(req->ssid.data.data, item->ssid.data, req->ssid.data.len);
>
> @@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ int prism2mgmt_scan_results(struct wlandevice *wlandev, void *msgp)
>
> /* beacon period */
> req->beaconperiod.status = P80211ENUM_msgitem_status_data_ok;
> - req->beaconperiod.data = le16_to_cpu(item->bcnint);
> + req->beaconperiod.data = le16_to_cpu((__force __le16)item->bcnint);
>
> /* timestamps */
> req->timestamp.status = P80211ENUM_msgitem_status_data_ok;
> @@ -473,14 +473,14 @@ int prism2mgmt_scan_results(struct wlandevice *wlandev, void *msgp)
>
> /* atim window */
> req->ibssatimwindow.status = P80211ENUM_msgitem_status_data_ok;
> - req->ibssatimwindow.data = le16_to_cpu(item->atim);
> + req->ibssatimwindow.data = le16_to_cpu((__force __le16)item->atim);
>
> /* Channel */
> req->dschannel.status = P80211ENUM_msgitem_status_data_ok;
> - req->dschannel.data = le16_to_cpu(item->chid);
> + req->dschannel.data = le16_to_cpu((__force __le16)item->chid);
>
> /* capinfo bits */
> - count = le16_to_cpu(item->capinfo);
> + count = le16_to_cpu((__force __le16)item->capinfo);
> req->capinfo.status = P80211ENUM_msgitem_status_data_ok;
> req->capinfo.data = count;
>
> --
> 1.9.1
>

2017-06-12 20:10:16

by Dan Carpenter

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: wlan-ng: Amend type mismatch warnings

No, sorry. This doesn't look right at all.

regards,
dan carpenter

2017-06-13 09:23:56

by Greg Kroah-Hartman

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: wlan-ng: Amend type mismatch warnings

On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 10:45:38PM +0530, [email protected] wrote:
> From: Suniel Mahesh <[email protected]>
>
> The following type mismatch warnings reported by sparse
> have been amended:
> warning: cast to restricted __le16
> warning: incorrect type in assignment (different base types)
>
> Signed-off-by: Suniel Mahesh <[email protected]>
> ---
> drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c | 22 +++++++++++-----------
> 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c
> index f4d6e48..358b556 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c
> @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ int prism2mgmt_scan(struct wlandevice *wlandev, void *msgp)
>
> /* set up the txrate to be 2MBPS. Should be fastest basicrate... */
> word = HFA384x_RATEBIT_2;
> - scanreq.tx_rate = cpu_to_le16(word);
> + scanreq.tx_rate = (__force u16)cpu_to_le16(word);

If you ever find yourself using __force, it is almost always the wrong
solution. Please step back and understand what is going on here before
making a change like this.

good luck!

greg k-h

2017-06-15 06:42:02

by Suniel Mahesh

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Subject: [PATCH v2] staging: wlan-ng: Amend type mismatch warnings

From: Suniel Mahesh <[email protected]>

le16_to_cpu() accepts argument of type __le16 and cpu_to_le16()
returns an argument of type __le16. This patch fixes warnings
related to incorrect type in assignment and changes the types
in the corresponding header file.
The following type mismatch warnings reported by sparse
have been amended:
warning: cast to restricted __le16
warning: incorrect type in assignment (different base types)

Signed-off-by: Suniel Mahesh <[email protected]>
---
Changes for v2:
- Reworked on the patch and modified commit message as per the
recommendations from Frans Klaver and Greg K-H.

- Patch was tested and built on next-20170609 and staging-testing.
---
drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x.h | 18 +++++++++---------
drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c | 2 +-
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x.h b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x.h
index 310e2c4..f99cc04 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x.h
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ struct hfa384x_bytestr {
} __packed;

struct hfa384x_bytestr32 {
- u16 len;
+ __le16 len;
u8 data[32];
} __packed;

@@ -399,8 +399,8 @@ struct hfa384x_caplevel {

/*-- Configuration Record: HostScanRequest (data portion only) --*/
struct hfa384x_host_scan_request_data {
- u16 channel_list;
- u16 tx_rate;
+ __le16 channel_list;
+ __le16 tx_rate;
struct hfa384x_bytestr32 ssid;
} __packed;

@@ -682,16 +682,16 @@ struct hfa384x_ch_info_result {

/*-- Inquiry Frame, Diagnose: Host Scan Results & Subfields--*/
struct hfa384x_hscan_result_sub {
- u16 chid;
- u16 anl;
- u16 sl;
+ __le16 chid;
+ __le16 anl;
+ __le16 sl;
u8 bssid[WLAN_BSSID_LEN];
- u16 bcnint;
- u16 capinfo;
+ __le16 bcnint;
+ __le16 capinfo;
struct hfa384x_bytestr32 ssid;
u8 supprates[10]; /* 802.11 info element */
u16 proberesp_rate;
- u16 atim;
+ __le16 atim;
} __packed;

struct hfa384x_hscan_result {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c
index f4d6e48..c4aa9e7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ int prism2mgmt_scan(struct wlandevice *wlandev, void *msgp)
goto exit;
}
if (word == HFA384x_PORTSTATUS_DISABLED) {
- u16 wordbuf[17];
+ __le16 wordbuf[17];

result = hfa384x_drvr_setconfig16(hw,
HFA384x_RID_CNFROAMINGMODE,
--
1.9.1

2017-06-15 10:04:49

by Frans Klaver

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] staging: wlan-ng: Amend type mismatch warnings

> Subject: [PATCH v2] staging: wlan-ng: Amend type mismatch warnings

I think it would be better to state that you fix the types of some
struct fields. That's a much more important goal of this patch than
getting sparse to spout slightly fewer warnings.

On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 8:41 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: Suniel Mahesh <[email protected]>
>
> le16_to_cpu() accepts argument of type __le16 and cpu_to_le16()
> returns an argument of type __le16. This patch fixes warnings
> related to incorrect type in assignment and changes the types
> in the corresponding header file.
> The following type mismatch warnings reported by sparse
> have been amended:

You didn't amend them; you removed them.

> warning: cast to restricted __le16
> warning: incorrect type in assignment (different base types)
>
> Signed-off-by: Suniel Mahesh <[email protected]>
> ---
> Changes for v2:
> - Reworked on the patch and modified commit message as per the
> recommendations from Frans Klaver and Greg K-H.
>
> - Patch was tested and built on next-20170609 and staging-testing.
> ---
> drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x.h | 18 +++++++++---------
> drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c | 2 +-
> 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x.h b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x.h
> index 310e2c4..f99cc04 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x.h
> +++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x.h
> @@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ struct hfa384x_bytestr {
> } __packed;
>
> struct hfa384x_bytestr32 {
> - u16 len;
> + __le16 len;
> u8 data[32];
> } __packed;
>
> @@ -399,8 +399,8 @@ struct hfa384x_caplevel {
>
> /*-- Configuration Record: HostScanRequest (data portion only) --*/
> struct hfa384x_host_scan_request_data {
> - u16 channel_list;
> - u16 tx_rate;
> + __le16 channel_list;
> + __le16 tx_rate;
> struct hfa384x_bytestr32 ssid;
> } __packed;
>
> @@ -682,16 +682,16 @@ struct hfa384x_ch_info_result {
>
> /*-- Inquiry Frame, Diagnose: Host Scan Results & Subfields--*/
> struct hfa384x_hscan_result_sub {
> - u16 chid;
> - u16 anl;
> - u16 sl;
> + __le16 chid;
> + __le16 anl;
> + __le16 sl;
> u8 bssid[WLAN_BSSID_LEN];
> - u16 bcnint;
> - u16 capinfo;
> + __le16 bcnint;
> + __le16 capinfo;
> struct hfa384x_bytestr32 ssid;
> u8 supprates[10]; /* 802.11 info element */
> u16 proberesp_rate;
> - u16 atim;
> + __le16 atim;
> } __packed;
>
> struct hfa384x_hscan_result {
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c
> index f4d6e48..c4aa9e7 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c
> @@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ int prism2mgmt_scan(struct wlandevice *wlandev, void *msgp)
> goto exit;
> }
> if (word == HFA384x_PORTSTATUS_DISABLED) {
> - u16 wordbuf[17];
> + __le16 wordbuf[17];
>
> result = hfa384x_drvr_setconfig16(hw,
> HFA384x_RID_CNFROAMINGMODE,
> --
> 1.9.1
>

Cheers,
Frans

2017-06-16 05:31:59

by Suniel Mahesh

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Subject: [PATCH v3] staging: wlan-ng: Fix struct definition's and variable type

From: Suniel Mahesh <[email protected]>

le16_to_cpu() accepts argument of type __le16 and cpu_to_le16()
returns an argument of type __le16. This patch fixes:
(a) the type of the variable that end's up getting return from
cpu_to_le16().
(b) the member types of struct hfa384x_host_scan_request_data,
struct hfa384x_bytestr32 and struct hfa384x_hscan_result_sub.

The following type mismatch warnings reported by sparse
have been fixed:
warning: incorrect type in assignment (different base types)
warning: cast to restricted __le16

Signed-off-by: Suniel Mahesh <[email protected]>
---
Changes for v3:
- Edited subject and description of the patch to fit with the changes
done in the code base, as suggested by Frans Klaver.

Changes for v2:
- Reworked on the patch and modified commit message as per the
recommendations from Frans Klaver and Greg K-H.

- Patch was tested and built on next-20170609 and staging-testing.
---
drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x.h | 18 +++++++++---------
drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c | 2 +-
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x.h b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x.h
index 310e2c4..f99cc04 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x.h
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ struct hfa384x_bytestr {
} __packed;

struct hfa384x_bytestr32 {
- u16 len;
+ __le16 len;
u8 data[32];
} __packed;

@@ -399,8 +399,8 @@ struct hfa384x_caplevel {

/*-- Configuration Record: HostScanRequest (data portion only) --*/
struct hfa384x_host_scan_request_data {
- u16 channel_list;
- u16 tx_rate;
+ __le16 channel_list;
+ __le16 tx_rate;
struct hfa384x_bytestr32 ssid;
} __packed;

@@ -682,16 +682,16 @@ struct hfa384x_ch_info_result {

/*-- Inquiry Frame, Diagnose: Host Scan Results & Subfields--*/
struct hfa384x_hscan_result_sub {
- u16 chid;
- u16 anl;
- u16 sl;
+ __le16 chid;
+ __le16 anl;
+ __le16 sl;
u8 bssid[WLAN_BSSID_LEN];
- u16 bcnint;
- u16 capinfo;
+ __le16 bcnint;
+ __le16 capinfo;
struct hfa384x_bytestr32 ssid;
u8 supprates[10]; /* 802.11 info element */
u16 proberesp_rate;
- u16 atim;
+ __le16 atim;
} __packed;

struct hfa384x_hscan_result {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c
index f4d6e48..c4aa9e7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ int prism2mgmt_scan(struct wlandevice *wlandev, void *msgp)
goto exit;
}
if (word == HFA384x_PORTSTATUS_DISABLED) {
- u16 wordbuf[17];
+ __le16 wordbuf[17];

result = hfa384x_drvr_setconfig16(hw,
HFA384x_RID_CNFROAMINGMODE,
--
1.9.1