[PATCH] nl80211: use correct enum type in reg_reload_regdb

Subsystems: 802.11 (including cfg80211/nl80211), the rest · Maintainers: Johannes Berg, Linus Torvalds

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2 messages, 2 authors, 2021-12-03 · open the first message on its own page

[PATCH] nl80211: use correct enum type in reg_reload_regdb

From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@kernel.org>
Date: 2021-12-03 18:57:12

From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>

NL80211_USER_REG_HINT_USER is not something that can be
assigned to an 'enum nl80211_reg_initiator', as pointed out
by gcc.

net/wireless/reg.c: In function 'reg_reload_regdb':
net/wireless/reg.c:1137:28: error: implicit conversion from 'enum nl80211_user_reg_hint_type' to 'enum nl80211_reg_initiator' [-Werror=enum-conversion]

I don't know what was intended here, most likely it was either
NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_CORE (same numeric value) or
NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_USER (most similar name), so I pick the former
here, leaving the behavior unchanged while avoiding the warning.

Fixes: 1eda919126b4 ("nl80211: reset regdom when reloading regdb")
Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
---
 net/wireless/reg.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/wireless/reg.c b/net/wireless/reg.c
index 61f1bf1bc4a7..edb2081f75e8 100644
--- a/net/wireless/reg.c
+++ b/net/wireless/reg.c
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ int reg_reload_regdb(void)
 	request->wiphy_idx = WIPHY_IDX_INVALID;
 	request->alpha2[0] = current_regdomain->alpha2[0];
 	request->alpha2[1] = current_regdomain->alpha2[1];
-	request->initiator = NL80211_USER_REG_HINT_USER;
+	request->initiator = NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_CORE;
 	request->user_reg_hint_type = NL80211_USER_REG_HINT_USER;
 	request->reload = true;
 
-- 
2.29.2

Re: [PATCH] nl80211: use correct enum type in reg_reload_regdb

From: Finn Behrens <hidden>
Date: 2021-12-03 19:10:44

On 3. Dec 2021, at 19:56, Arnd Bergmann [off-list ref] wrote:

From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>

NL80211_USER_REG_HINT_USER is not something that can be
assigned to an 'enum nl80211_reg_initiator', as pointed out
by gcc.

net/wireless/reg.c: In function 'reg_reload_regdb':
net/wireless/reg.c:1137:28: error: implicit conversion from 'enum nl80211_user_reg_hint_type' to 'enum nl80211_reg_initiator' [-Werror=enum-conversion]

I don't know what was intended here, most likely it was either
NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_CORE (same numeric value) or
NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_USER (most similar name), so I pick the former
here, leaving the behavior unchanged while avoiding the warning.

Fixes: 1eda919126b4 ("nl80211: reset regdom when reloading regdb")
Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
---
Thanks,
I did miss it somehow, but after Intels robot mail about it, I did write a proper patch, as this is a different value as I wanted for the original proposed patch. But It works better this way.
See https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/YadvTolO8rQcNCd%2F@gimli.kloenk.dev/

Cheers,
Finn
quoted hunk
net/wireless/reg.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/wireless/reg.c b/net/wireless/reg.c
index 61f1bf1bc4a7..edb2081f75e8 100644
--- a/net/wireless/reg.c
+++ b/net/wireless/reg.c
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ int reg_reload_regdb(void)
	request->wiphy_idx = WIPHY_IDX_INVALID;
	request->alpha2[0] = current_regdomain->alpha2[0];
	request->alpha2[1] = current_regdomain->alpha2[1];
-	request->initiator = NL80211_USER_REG_HINT_USER;
+	request->initiator = NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_CORE;
	request->user_reg_hint_type = NL80211_USER_REG_HINT_USER;
	request->reload = true;

-- 
2.29.2
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