linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] ext4: Variable to signed to check return code

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Date:   Fri, 17 May 2019 16:28:10 -0400
From:   "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
To:     Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
Cc:     Philippe Mazenauer <philippe.mazenauer@...look.de>,
        Andreas Dilger <adilger.kernel@...ger.ca>,
        "linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org" <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ext4: Variable to signed to check return code

On Fri, May 17, 2019 at 11:25:06AM +0100, Lee Jones wrote:
> On Fri, 17 May 2019, Philippe Mazenauer wrote:
> 
> > Variables 'n' and 'err' are both used for less-than-zero error checking,
> > however both are declared as unsigned. Ensure ext4_map_blocks() and
> > add_system_zone() are able to have their return values propagated
> > correctly by redefining them both as signed integers.

This is already fixed in the ext4.git tree; it will be pushed to Linus
shortly.  (Thanks to Colin Ian King from Canonical for sending the
patch.)

> Acked-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>

Lee, techncially this should have been Reviewed-by.  Acked-by is used
by the maintainer when a patch is going in via some other tree other
than the Maintainer's (it means the Maintainer has acked the patch).
If you are reviewing a patch, the tag you should be adding is
Reviewed-by.

Cheers,

					- Ted