netdev - Re: [PATCH] kcm: fix variable type

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Date:	Fri, 11 Mar 2016 11:44:42 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	a.hajda@...sung.com
Cc:	tom@...bertland.com, b.zolnierkie@...sung.com,
	m.szyprowski@...sung.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kcm: fix variable type

From: Andrzej Hajda <a.hajda@...sung.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 07:51:15 +0100

> Function skb_splice_bits can return negative values, its result should
> be assigned to signed variable to allow correct error checking.
> 
> The problem has been detected using patch
> scripts/coccinelle/tests/unsigned_lesser_than_zero.cocci.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrzej Hajda <a.hajda@...sung.com>

Since skb_splice_bits() returns an 'int', that would be a more appropriate
type to use here.

Thank you.