Re: [BUG ?] rtlwifi: rtl8723be: condition with no effect

From: Nicholas Mc Guire
Date: Sun Jun 14 2015 - 11:47:02 EST


On Sun, 14 Jun 2015, Larry Finger wrote:

> On 06/13/2015 05:43 AM, Nicholas Mc Guire wrote:
>> From: Nicholas Mc Guire <hofrat@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> scanning for trivial bug-patters with coccinelle spatches returned:
>> ./drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8723be/dm.c:886
>> WARNING: condition with no effect (if branch == else)
>>
>> Added in 'commit a619d1abe20c ("rtlwifi: rtl8723be: Add new driver")'
>>
>> drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8723be/dm.c - line numbers from 4.1-rc7
>> 886 if (thermalvalue > rtlefuse->eeprom_thermalmeter)
>> 887 rtl8723be_dm_tx_power_track_set_power(hw, BBSWING, 0,
>> 888 index_for_channel);
>> 889 else
>> 890 rtl8723be_dm_tx_power_track_set_power(hw, BBSWING, 0,
>> 891 index_for_channel);
>>
>> Can't figure out what the intent of this condition is but it currently has
>> no effect as if == else and this most likely is not the intent.
>
> I do not know what the correct code should be here, but I will contact
> the Realtek engineers and get their interpretation. In the meantime,
> please do not change this code.
>
as noted - I have no clue - so no intent to attempt a change
my mail is only intended as probable bug report.

thx!
hofrat
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