[PATCH] ath10k: fix invalid dma_addr_t token assignment

[Fabio Estevam]

On 14/10/2021 04:51, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd at arndb.de>
> 
> Using a kernel pointer in place of a dma_addr_t token can
> lead to undefined behavior if that makes it into cache
> management functions. The compiler caught one such attempt
> in a cast:
> 
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c: In function 
> 'ath10k_add_interface':
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c:5586:47: error: cast from
> pointer to integer of different size [-Werror=pointer-to-int-cast]
>  5586 |                         arvif->beacon_paddr =
> (dma_addr_t)arvif->beacon_buf;
>       |                                               ^
> 
> Looking through how this gets used down the way, I'm fairly
> sure that beacon_paddr is never accessed again for ATH10K_DEV_TYPE_HL
> devices, and if it was accessed, that would be a bug.
> 
> Change the assignment to use a known-invalid address token
> instead, which avoids the warning and makes it easier to catch
> bugs if it does end up getting used.
> 
> Fixes: e263bdab9c0e ("ath10k: high latency fixes for beacon buffer")
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd at arndb.de>

Reviewed-by: Fabio Estevam <festevam at denx.de>