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)

+ linux-wireless

kernel test robot [off-list ref] 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 <redacted>


sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)

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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]

quoted

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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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