Re: [PATCH v2] net: wireless: rtlwifi: rtl8188ee: hw.c: Cleaning up if statement that always evaluates to false

From: Peter Wu
Date: Sat Jun 14 2014 - 09:28:59 EST


On Saturday 14 June 2014 15:24:32 Rickard Strandqvist wrote:
> I found a logical error in an if statement that always evaluates to false.
>
> This has after same discussion resulted in that we add a macro to handle this.

This commit message is useless. If you really need to refer to a mailing
list thread, use something like:

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/MESSAGE_ID_HERE

... but it would even be better if you *explain* why the previous behavior
is wrong, and what this patch does in an attempt to fix that.

> Signed-off-by: Rickard Strandqvist <rickard_strandqvist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8188ee/hw.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8188ee/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8188ee/hw.c
> index 94cd9df..9bdac68 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8188ee/hw.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8188ee/hw.c
> @@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ static int _rtl88ee_set_media_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
>
> rtl_write_byte(rtlpriv, (MSR), bt_msr);
> rtlpriv->cfg->ops->led_control(hw, ledaction);
> - if ((bt_msr & 0xfc) == MSR_AP)
> + if ((bt_msr & MSR_MASK) == MSR_AP)

There is no such constant as MSR_MASK. Please compile test before sending.

> rtl_write_byte(rtlpriv, REG_BCNTCFG + 1, 0x00);
> else
> rtl_write_byte(rtlpriv, REG_BCNTCFG + 1, 0x66);
>

Kind regards,
Peter

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