[PATCH v2] wifi: ath11k: mac: fix struct ieee80211_sband_iftype_data handling

[Kalle Valo]

Kalle Valo <kvalo at kernel.org> writes:

> From: Kalle Valo <quic_kvalo at quicinc.com>
>
> Commit e8c1841278a7 ("wifi: cfg80211: annotate iftype_data pointer with
> sparse") added sparse checks for struct ieee80211_sband_iftype_data handling
> which immediately found an issue in ath11k:
>
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c:7952:22: warning: incorrect type
> in argument 1 (different address spaces)
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c:7952:22: expected struct
> ieee80211_sta_he_cap const *he_cap
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c:7952:22: got struct
> ieee80211_sta_he_cap const [noderef] __iftype_data *
>
> The problem here is that we are accessing sband->iftype_data directly even
> though we should use for_each_sband_iftype_data() or similar. Fortunately
> there's ieee80211_get_he_iftype_cap_vif() which is just we need here so use it
> to get HE capabilities.
>
> Tested-on: WCN6855 hw2.0 PCI
> WLAN.HSP.1.1-03125-QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_LITE-3.6510.23
>
> Reported-by: Johannes Berg <johannes at sipsolutions.net>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <quic_kvalo at quicinc.com>

Changelog for v2:

* use ieee80211_get_he_iftype_cap_vif() instead of open coding it

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