linux-kernel - [2.6 patch] iwl4965-base.c: fix off-by-one errors

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Date:	Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:51:15 +0200
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
To:	yi.zhu@...el.com
Cc:	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	ipw3945-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [2.6 patch] iwl4965-base.c: fix off-by-one errors

This patch fixes two off-by-one errors resulting in array overflows 
spotted by the Coverity checker.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>

---

 drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c |    8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

--- linux-2.6/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c.old	2007-10-14 16:52:21.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c	2007-10-14 16:59:37.000000000 +0200
@@ -4489,23 +4489,23 @@ static u8 ratio2dB[100] = {
 	39, 39, 39, 39, 39, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40  /* 90 - 99 */
 };
 
 /* Calculates a relative dB value from a ratio of linear
  *   (i.e. not dB) signal levels.
  * Conversion assumes that levels are voltages (20*log), not powers (10*log). */
 int iwl_calc_db_from_ratio(int sig_ratio)
 {
-	/* Anything above 1000:1 just report as 60 dB */
-	if (sig_ratio > 1000)
+	/* 1000:1 or higher just report as 60 dB */
+	if (sig_ratio >= 1000)
 		return 60;
 
-	/* Above 100:1, divide by 10 and use table,
+	/* 100:1 or higher, divide by 10 and use table,
 	 *   add 20 dB to make up for divide by 10 */
-	if (sig_ratio > 100)
+	if (sig_ratio >= 100)
 		return (20 + (int)ratio2dB[sig_ratio/10]);
 
 	/* We shouldn't see this */
 	if (sig_ratio < 1)
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Use table for ratios 1:1 - 99:1 */
 	return (int)ratio2dB[sig_ratio];

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