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From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: Interpretation of sparse warning
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:17:49 +0200
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On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:01:09 -0500
Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> wrote:

> The code sequence
> 
>         u32 macstat;
> .....
>         macstat = le32_to_cpu(rxhdr->mac_status);
> 
> generates the following sparse warnings
> 
> drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/xmit.c:446:12: warning: cast to restricted type
> drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/xmit.c:446:12: warning: cast from restricted type
> 

Is rxhdr->mac_status properly declared as le32?