linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] prism54: prism54_get_encode() test below 0 on unsigned index

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Date:	Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:09:33 -0400
From:	Dan Williams <dcbw@...hat.com>
To:	Roel Kluin <12o3l@...cali.nl>
Cc:	mcgrof@...il.com, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] prism54: prism54_get_encode() test below 0 on unsigned
	index

On Wed, 2008-04-23 at 21:56 +0200, Roel Kluin wrote:
> previously in this function:
> 
> u32 index = (dwrq->flags & IW_ENCODE_INDEX) - 1;

Probably should just change that to an 'int' instead of a u32.

Dan

> index is unsigned, so if -1, the original test (below) didn't work.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <12o3l@...cali.nl>
> ---
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/isl_ioctl.c b/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/isl_ioctl.c
> index e5b3c28..5b375b2 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/isl_ioctl.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/isl_ioctl.c
> @@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ prism54_get_encode(struct net_device *ndev, struct iw_request_info *info,
>  	rvalue |= mgt_get_request(priv, DOT11_OID_DEFKEYID, 0, NULL, &r);
>  	devindex = r.u;
>  	/* Now get the key, return it */
> -	if ((index < 0) || (index > 3))
> +	if (index == -1 || index > 3)
>  		/* no index provided, use the current one */
>  		index = devindex;
>  	rvalue |= mgt_get_request(priv, DOT11_OID_DEFKEYX, index, NULL, &r);
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