linux-ext4 - [PATCH] EXT: fix test ext_generic_write

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Date:	Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:21:35 +0200
From:	Roel Kluin <12o3l@...cali.nl>
To:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, sct@...hat.com,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, adilger@...sterfs.com
Subject: [PATCH] EXT: fix test ext_generic_write_end() copied return value

'copied' is unsigned, whereas 'ret2' is not. The test (copied < 0) fails

Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <12o3l@...cali.nl>
---
diff --git a/fs/ext3/inode.c b/fs/ext3/inode.c
index eb95670..43daaae 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/inode.c
@@ -1261,10 +1261,11 @@ static int ext3_ordered_write_end(struct file *file,
 		new_i_size = pos + copied;
 		if (new_i_size > EXT3_I(inode)->i_disksize)
 			EXT3_I(inode)->i_disksize = new_i_size;
-		copied = ext3_generic_write_end(file, mapping, pos, len, copied,
+		ret2 = ext3_generic_write_end(file, mapping, pos, len, copied,
 							page, fsdata);
-		if (copied < 0)
-			ret = copied;
+		copied = ret2;
+		if (ret2 < 0)
+			ret = ret2;
 	}
 	ret2 = ext3_journal_stop(handle);
 	if (!ret)
@@ -1289,10 +1290,11 @@ static int ext3_writeback_write_end(struct file *file,
 	if (new_i_size > EXT3_I(inode)->i_disksize)
 		EXT3_I(inode)->i_disksize = new_i_size;
 
-	copied = ext3_generic_write_end(file, mapping, pos, len, copied,
+	ret2 = ext3_generic_write_end(file, mapping, pos, len, copied,
 							page, fsdata);
-	if (copied < 0)
-		ret = copied;
+	copied = ret2;
+	if (ret2 < 0)
+		ret = ret2;
 
 	ret2 = ext3_journal_stop(handle);
 	if (!ret)
diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 945cbf6..47d5d73 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -1301,10 +1301,11 @@ static int ext4_ordered_write_end(struct file *file,
 		new_i_size = pos + copied;
 		if (new_i_size > EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize)
 			EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize = new_i_size;
-		copied = ext4_generic_write_end(file, mapping, pos, len, copied,
+		ret2 = ext4_generic_write_end(file, mapping, pos, len, copied,
 							page, fsdata);
-		if (copied < 0)
-			ret = copied;
+		copied = ret2;
+		if (ret2 < 0)
+			ret = ret2;
 	}
 	ret2 = ext4_journal_stop(handle);
 	if (!ret)
@@ -1329,10 +1330,11 @@ static int ext4_writeback_write_end(struct file *file,
 	if (new_i_size > EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize)
 		EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize = new_i_size;
 
-	copied = ext4_generic_write_end(file, mapping, pos, len, copied,
+	ret2 = ext4_generic_write_end(file, mapping, pos, len, copied,
 							page, fsdata);
-	if (copied < 0)
-		ret = copied;
+	copied = ret2;
+	if (ret2 < 0)
+		ret = ret2;
 
 	ret2 = ext4_journal_stop(handle);
 	if (!ret)
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