Re: [linux-next:master 3307/5418] drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c:3911:28: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in assignment (different base types)

Re: [linux-next:master 3307/5418] drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c:3911:28: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in assignment (different base types)

[Kalle Valo]

+ linux-wireless

kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com> writes:

> tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git master
> head:   04fe99a8d936d46a310ca61b8b63dc270962bf01
> commit: 7a6cfe28ae3ef6a78774fd1e21e3b76c90937112 [3307/5418] brcmfmac:
> Configure keep-alive packet on suspend
> config: microblaze-randconfig-s031-20211207
> (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20211208/202112080339.rKLd0aDI-lkp@intel.com/config)
> compiler: microblaze-linux-gcc (GCC) 11.2.0
> reproduce:
>         wget
> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/intel/lkp-tests/master/sbin/make.cross
> -O ~/bin/make.cross
>         chmod +x ~/bin/make.cross
>         # apt-get install sparse
>         # sparse version: v0.6.4-dirty
>         #
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/?id=7a6cfe28ae3ef6a78774fd1e21e3b76c90937112
>         git remote add linux-next
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git
>         git fetch --no-tags linux-next master
>         git checkout 7a6cfe28ae3ef6a78774fd1e21e3b76c90937112
>         # save the config file to linux build tree
>         mkdir build_dir
>         COMPILER_INSTALL_PATH=$HOME/0day COMPILER=gcc-11.2.0
> make.cross C=1 CF='-fdiagnostic-prefix -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__' O=build_dir
> ARCH=microblaze SHELL=/bin/bash
> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/
>
> If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag as appropriate
> Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
>
>
> sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c:3911:28:
>>> sparse: sparse: incorrect type in assignment (different base types)
>>> @@ expected restricted __le32 [assigned] [usertype] period_msec @@
>>> got restricted __le16 [usertype] @@
>    drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c:3911:28:
> sparse: expected restricted __le32 [assigned] [usertype] period_msec
>    drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c:3911:28:
> sparse: got restricted __le16 [usertype]
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c:3913:30:
>>> sparse: sparse: incorrect type in assignment (different base types)
>>> @@ expected unsigned char [assigned] [usertype] keep_alive_id @@
>>> got restricted __le16 [usertype] @@
>    drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c:3913:30: sparse:     expected unsigned char [assigned] [usertype] keep_alive_id
>    drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c:3913:30: sparse:     got restricted __le16 [usertype]

Loic, please send a fix for this.

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