linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] spi: limit reaches -1, tested 0

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Date:	Sun, 8 Feb 2009 07:55:26 -0800
From:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
To:	Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@...il.com>
Cc:	spi-devel-general@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] spi: limit reaches -1, tested 0

On Sunday 08 February 2009, Roel Kluin wrote:
> With a postfix decrement limit will reach -1 rather than 0,
> so the warning will not be issued.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@...il.com>

Acked-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@...rs.sourceforge.net>



> ---
> diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_imx.c b/drivers/spi/spi_imx.c
> index 269a55e..a4652f1 100644
> --- a/drivers/spi/spi_imx.c
> +++ b/drivers/spi/spi_imx.c
> @@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ static irqreturn_t interrupt_transfer(struct driver_data *drv_data)
>  
>  			/* Read trailing bytes */
>  			limit = loops_per_jiffy << 1;
> -			while ((read(drv_data) == 0) && limit--);
> +			while ((read(drv_data) == 0) && --limit);
>  
>  			if (limit == 0)
>  				dev_err(&drv_data->pdev->dev,
> 
> 


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