[lvc-project] [PATCH] wifi: brcmfmac: do not cast hidden SSID attribute value to boolean

[Alexey Berezhok]

12.02.2024 19:00, Arend van Spriel wrote:
> On 2/12/2024 4:38 PM, Kalle Valo wrote:
>> Alexey Berezhok <a at bayrepo.ru> wrote:
>>
>>> In 'brcmf_cfg80211_start_ap()', not assume that
>>> NL80211_HIDDEN_SSID_NOT_IN_USE is zero but prefer
>>> an explicit check instead. Compile tested only.
>>>
>>> Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Alexey Berezhok <a at bayrepo.ru>
>>
>> Patch applied to wireless-next.git, thanks.
>>
>> f20073f50dfd wifi: brcmfmac: do not cast hidden SSID attribute value 
>> to boolean
> 
> Alexey,
> 
> Can you do a follow-up patch addressing my comment? If not I will do it 
> myself.
> 
> Regards,
> Arend
> -- 
> https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20240208085121.2430-1-a@bayrepo.ru/

Hello, do you mean this kind of modification:
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c 
b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
index 63f6e9436..d8f7bd5ce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
@@ -5269,7 +5269,7 @@ brcmf_cfg80211_start_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy, 
struct net_device *ndev,
                 }

                 err = brcmf_fil_iovar_int_set(ifp, "closednet",
-                                             settings->hidden_ssid);
+                                             (settings->hidden_ssid == 
NL80211_HIDDEN_SSID_NOT_IN_USE? 0 : 1));
                 if (err) {
                         bphy_err(drvr, "%s closednet error (%d)\n",
                                  (settings->hidden_ssid != 
NL80211_HIDDEN_SSID_NOT_IN_USE) ?

If so, I will make additional patch.

Regards,
Alexey