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Sparse warns:

sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)
>> drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_igd.c:146:21: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in assignment (different base types) @@     expected unsigned short [addressable] [usertype] val @@     got restricted __le16 [usertype] @@
   drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_igd.c:146:21: sparse:     expected unsigned short [addressable] [usertype] val
   drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_igd.c:146:21: sparse:     got restricted __le16 [usertype]
>> drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_igd.c:161:21: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in assignment (different base types) @@     expected unsigned int [addressable] [usertype] val @@     got restricted __le32 [usertype] @@
   drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_igd.c:161:21: sparse:     expected unsigned int [addressable] [usertype] val
   drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_igd.c:161:21: sparse:     got restricted __le32 [usertype]
   drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_igd.c:176:21: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in assignment (different base types) @@     expected unsigned short [addressable] [usertype] val @@     got restricted __le16 [usertype] @@
   drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_igd.c:176:21: sparse:     expected unsigned short [addressable] [usertype] val
   drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_igd.c:176:21: sparse:     got restricted __le16 [usertype]

These are due to trying to use an unsigned to store the result of
a cpu_to_leXX() conversion.  These are small variables, so pointer
tricks are wasteful and casting just generates different sparse
warnings.  Store to and copy results from a separate little endian
variable.
Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/202111290026.O3vehj03-lkp@intel.com/
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/163840226123.138003.7668320168896210328.stgit@omen

Signed-off-by: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@redhat.com>