[PATCH] staging: ks7010: pass 'int' instead of 'bool' to 'hostif_mib_set_request_bool'

Sergio Paracuellos sergio.paracuellos at gmail.com
Thu Jul 12 18:20:16 UTC 2018


On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 2:13 PM, Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter at oracle.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 06:57:42AM +0200, Sergio Paracuellos wrote:
>> 'hostif_mib_set_request_bool' function receives a bool as value and
>> send the received value with MIB_VALUE_TYPE_BOOL type. There is
>> one case where the value passed is not a boolean one but
>> 'MCAST_FILTER_PROMISC' which is '2'. Pass 'int' instead to avoid
>> the problem.
>>
>> Fixes: 8ce76bff0e6a ("staging: ks7010: add new helpers to achieve
>> mib set request and simplify code")
>>
>> Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter at oracle.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Sergio Paracuellos <sergio.paracuellos at gmail.com>
>> ---
>>  drivers/staging/ks7010/ks_hostif.c | 2 +-
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks_hostif.c b/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks_hostif.c
>> index 0ecffab..6582566 100644
>> --- a/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks_hostif.c
>> +++ b/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks_hostif.c
>> @@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ static inline void hostif_mib_set_request_int(struct ks_wlan_private *priv,
>>
>>  static inline void hostif_mib_set_request_bool(struct ks_wlan_private *priv,
>>                                              enum mib_attribute attr,
>> -                                            bool val)
>> +                                            int val)
>
> Huh...  This doesn't feel like the right thing.  I thought we should
> change the callers to use hostif_mib_set_request_int() instead.

Yes, I though to call that instead at first moment but I end up in revert to the
previous behaviour...

>
> This reverts to the original behavior, yes, but I think the original was
> wrong.  This is one of those changes which requires someone to test it
> probably.  Or at least understand the code more than you and I do...
>

I think is wrong also but I cannot be sure so... just being
conservative this time :)

> regards,
> dan carpenter
>

Best regards,
    Sergio Paracuellos


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