linux-kernel - [PATCH] fix incorrect test in trident_ac97

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Date:	Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:34:27 +0100
From:	Roel Kluin <12o3l@...cali.nl>
To:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] fix incorrect test in trident_ac97_set(); sound/oss/trident.c

If count reaches zero, the loop ends, but the postfix decrement subtracts it.
so, testing for 'count == 0' will not work.

Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <12o3l@...cali.nl>
---
diff --git a/sound/oss/trident.c b/sound/oss/trident.c
index 96adc47..94b5fb4 100644
--- a/sound/oss/trident.c
+++ b/sound/oss/trident.c
@@ -2939,7 +2939,7 @@ trident_ac97_set(struct ac97_codec *codec, u8 reg, u16 val)
 
 	data |= (mask | (reg & AC97_REG_ADDR));
 
-	if (count == 0) {
+	if (count == -1) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "trident: AC97 CODEC write timed out.\n");
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->lock, flags);
 		return;
@@ -2999,7 +2999,7 @@ trident_ac97_get(struct ac97_codec *codec, u8 reg)
 	} while (count--);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->lock, flags);
 
-	if (count == 0) {
+	if (count == -1) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "trident: AC97 CODEC read timed out.\n");
 		data = 0;
 	}

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