linux-kernel - Re: [ 016/173] use clamp

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Date:	Sat, 29 Dec 2012 12:01:27 +0100
From:	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
To:	Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@...el.com>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [ 016/173] use clamp_t in UNAME26 fix

On Sat, 2012-12-29 at 00:07 -0800, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> Ben Hutchings wrote:
> 
> > The min/max call needed to have explicit types on some architectures
> > (e.g. mn10300). Use clamp_t instead to avoid the warning:
> > 
> >   kernel/sys.c: In function 'override_release':
> >   kernel/sys.c:1287:10: warning: comparison of distinct pointer types lacks a cast [enabled by default]
> >
> > Reported-by: Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@...el.com>
> [...]
> > -		copy = min(sizeof(buf), max_t(size_t, 1, len));
> 
> I don't understand how this happens given that v2.6.36-rc1~68
> (MN10300: Fix size_t and ssize_t, 2010-08-12) was supposed to fix this
> kind of thing.
[...]

Neither do I, but I'm including it now just to be consistent with other
stable series.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.

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