Re: [PATCH v2] staging: rtl8723bs: define EEPROM_DEFAULT_DIFF as -2 directly

[Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Mon, Aug 17, 2026 at 03:05:07PM -0600, Ivy Lopez wrote:
> EEPROM_DEFAULT_DIFF is defined as the bare integer literal 0xFE
> (254) but is only ever assigned into s8 (signed char) fields used
> to store signed TX power calibration offsets. The value -2 is the
> intended default offset; expressing it as -2 directly instead of
> 0xFE avoids relying on implicit truncation of an unsigned-looking
> hex literal into a signed field.
> 
> No functional change.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ivy Lopez <skunkolee@gmail.com>
> ---
> v2: express the value as -2 directly instead of casting 0xFE to s8,
>     per Dan Carpenter's suggestion
> ---
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_pg.h | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_pg.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_pg.h
> index 7cb9c441fc01..83bf5f117e2d 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_pg.h
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_pg.h
> @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
>  #define	EEPROM_RF_BT_SETTING_8723B		0xC3
>  #define	EEPROM_VERSION_8723B			0xC4
>  #define	EEPROM_CustomID_8723B			0xC5
> -#define EEPROM_DEFAULT_DIFF			0XFE
> +#define EEPROM_DEFAULT_DIFF			-2
>  
>  /* RTL8723BS */
>  #define	EEPROM_MAC_ADDR_8723BS			0x11A
> -- 
> 2.55.0
> 
> 

Does not apply against the staging-testing branch, please rebase and
resend.

thanks,

greg k-h