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From: Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml@gmail.com>
To: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@sisk.pl>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org,
	lenb@kernel.org, kernel-janitors@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] acpi_system_write_wakeup_device(): fix error check for unsigned variable.
Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:05:30 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <50AD6C4A.4030809@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1732852.VDXGV3Ao2T@vostro.rjw.lan>

On 11/21/2012 01:44 AM, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Saturday, November 17, 2012 02:54:23 AM Cyril Roelandt wrote:
>> The LEN variable is unsigned, therefore checking whether it is less than 0 is
>> useless.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Cyril Roelandt<tipecaml@gmail.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/acpi/proc.c |    2 --
>>   1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/proc.c b/drivers/acpi/proc.c
>> index 27adb09..37871a7 100644
>> --- a/drivers/acpi/proc.c
>> +++ b/drivers/acpi/proc.c
>> @@ -366,8 +366,6 @@ acpi_system_write_wakeup_device(struct file *file,
>>
>>   	if (len>  4)
>>   		len = 4;
>> -	if (len<  0)
>> -		return -EFAULT;
>
> I would prefer to check if count<  0 instead.
>


count has type size_t, so it is also an unsigned variable. I think that 
acpi_system_write_wakeup_device really cannot be called with a "count" 
parameter that is less than 0.

WBR,
Cyril Roelandt.

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From: Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml@gmail.com>
To: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@sisk.pl>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org,
	lenb@kernel.org, kernel-janitors@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] acpi_system_write_wakeup_device(): fix error check for unsigned variable.
Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 01:05:30 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <50AD6C4A.4030809@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1732852.VDXGV3Ao2T@vostro.rjw.lan>

On 11/21/2012 01:44 AM, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Saturday, November 17, 2012 02:54:23 AM Cyril Roelandt wrote:
>> The LEN variable is unsigned, therefore checking whether it is less than 0 is
>> useless.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Cyril Roelandt<tipecaml@gmail.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/acpi/proc.c |    2 --
>>   1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/proc.c b/drivers/acpi/proc.c
>> index 27adb09..37871a7 100644
>> --- a/drivers/acpi/proc.c
>> +++ b/drivers/acpi/proc.c
>> @@ -366,8 +366,6 @@ acpi_system_write_wakeup_device(struct file *file,
>>
>>   	if (len>  4)
>>   		len = 4;
>> -	if (len<  0)
>> -		return -EFAULT;
>
> I would prefer to check if count<  0 instead.
>


count has type size_t, so it is also an unsigned variable. I think that 
acpi_system_write_wakeup_device really cannot be called with a "count" 
parameter that is less than 0.

WBR,
Cyril Roelandt.

  reply	other threads:[~2012-11-22  0:05 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-11-17  1:54 [PATCH] acpi_system_write_wakeup_device(): fix error check for unsigned variable Cyril Roelandt
2012-11-17  1:54 ` Cyril Roelandt
2012-11-21  0:44 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2012-11-21  0:44   ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2012-11-22  0:05   ` Cyril Roelandt [this message]
2012-11-22  0:05     ` Cyril Roelandt
2012-11-22  0:23     ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2012-11-22  0:23       ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2012-11-22  0:30       ` Cyril Roelandt
2012-11-22  0:30         ` Cyril Roelandt
2012-11-22  0:34       ` [PATCH v2] " Cyril Roelandt
2012-11-22  0:34         ` Cyril Roelandt
2012-11-22 22:40         ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2012-11-22 22:40           ` Rafael J. Wysocki

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