On Sat, 2015-02-07 at 21:24 +0800, Chen Gang S wrote:
> hci_test_bit() does not modify 2nd parameter, so it is better to let it
> be constant, or may cause build warning. The related warning (with
> allmodconfig under xtensa):
>
> net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c: In function 'hci_sock_sendmsg':
> net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c:955:8: warning: passing argument 2 of
> 'hci_test_bit' discards 'const' qualifier from pointer target type
> [-Wdiscarded-array-qualifiers]
> &hci_sec_filter.ocf_mask[ogf])) &&
> ^
> net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c:49:19: note: expected 'void *' but argument is of
> type 'const __u32 (*)[4] {aka const unsigned int (*)[4]}'
> static inline int hci_test_bit(int nr, void *addr)
> ^
>
> hci_test_bit() always treats 2nd parameter is u32, and all callers also
> know about it, so 2nd parameter of hci_test_bit() need use 'const u32 *'
> instead of 'void *'.
>
> C language treats the array function parameter as a pointer, so the
> caller need not use '&' for the 2 demotion array, or it reports warning:
> 'const unsigned int (*)[4]' is different with 'const unsigned int *'.
I still think you are possibly papering over potential bugs
on big-endian 64 bit systems.
unsigned long vs u32.
How are the bits actually set?
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