* [PATCH] MIPS: unsigned result >= 0 is always true
@ 2008-11-29 14:45 roel kluin
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From: roel kluin @ 2008-11-29 14:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: ralf; +Cc: linux-mips
unsigned result >= 0 is always true. Make sure that the return value
is zero or more if atomic_sub is successful.
Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@gmail.com>
---
UNTESTED! please confirm whether this is the right fix.
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/atomic.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/atomic.h
index 1232be3..e0b5604 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/atomic.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/atomic.h
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static __inline__ int atomic_sub_return(int i, atomic_t * v)
*/
static __inline__ int atomic_sub_if_positive(int i, atomic_t * v)
{
- unsigned long result;
+ int result;
smp_llsc_mb();
@@ -296,9 +296,10 @@ static __inline__ int atomic_sub_if_positive(int i, atomic_t * v)
raw_local_irq_save(flags);
result = v->counter;
- result -= i;
- if (result >= 0)
- v->counter = result;
+ if (v->counter >= i)
+ v->counter -= i;
+ else
+ result -= i;
raw_local_irq_restore(flags);
}
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