linux-kernel - [PATCH v2] hugetlb: unsigned ret cannot be negative.

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Date:	Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:51:06 +0100
From:	Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@...il.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	wli@...omorphy.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2] hugetlb: unsigned ret cannot be negative.

Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Sat, 29 Nov 2008 06:36:59 -0500
> roel kluin <roel.kluin@...il.com> wrote:
> 
>> unsigned long ret cannot be negative, but ret can get -EFAULT.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@...il.com>
>> ---
>> hugetlbfs_read_actor() returns int,
>> see 
>> vi fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c +187
>>
>> diff --git a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
>> index 61edc70..0af64e4 100644
>> --- a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
>> +++ b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
>> @@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ static ssize_t hugetlbfs_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buf,
>>  	for (;;) {
>>  		struct page *page;
>>  		unsigned long nr, ret;
>> +		int ra;
>>  
>>  		/* nr is the maximum number of bytes to copy from this page */
>>  		nr = huge_page_size(h);
>> @@ -279,15 +280,16 @@ static ssize_t hugetlbfs_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buf,
>>  			/*
>>  			 * We have the page, copy it to user space buffer.
>>  			 */
>> -			ret = hugetlbfs_read_actor(page, offset, buf, len, nr);
>> +			ra = hugetlbfs_read_actor(page, offset, buf, len, nr);
>>  		}
>> -		if (ret < 0) {
>> +		if (ra < 0) {

> `ra' can obviously be used uninitialised here.  The compiler reports
> this, too.

Yes, it was incomplete as well, sorry. This should be OK.
(checkpatch tested)
--------------->8----------------8<---------------------
unsigned long ret cannot be negative, but ret can get -EFAULT.

Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@...il.com>
---
diff --git a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
index 61edc70..07fa7e3 100644
--- a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ static ssize_t hugetlbfs_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buf,
 	for (;;) {
 		struct page *page;
 		unsigned long nr, ret;
+		int ra;
 
 		/* nr is the maximum number of bytes to copy from this page */
 		nr = huge_page_size(h);
@@ -274,16 +275,19 @@ static ssize_t hugetlbfs_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buf,
 			 */
 			ret = len < nr ? len : nr;
 			if (clear_user(buf, ret))
-				ret = -EFAULT;
+				ra = -EFAULT;
+			else
+				ra = 0;
 		} else {
 			/*
 			 * We have the page, copy it to user space buffer.
 			 */
-			ret = hugetlbfs_read_actor(page, offset, buf, len, nr);
+			ra = hugetlbfs_read_actor(page, offset, buf, len, nr);
+			ret = ra;
 		}
-		if (ret < 0) {
+		if (ra < 0) {
 			if (retval == 0)
-				retval = ret;
+				retval = ra;
 			if (page)
 				page_cache_release(page);
 			goto out;

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