linux-kernel - [PATCH] dz: test after postfix decrement fails in dz_console

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Message-ID: <47FC93BC.5020201@tiscali.nl>
Date:	Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:00:28 +0200
From:	Roel Kluin <12o3l@...cali.nl>
To:	"Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...ux-mips.org>
CC:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] dz: test after postfix decrement fails in dz_console_putchar()

When loops reaches 0 the postfix decrement still subtracts, so the test fails

Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <12o3l@...cali.nl>
---
diff --git a/drivers/serial/dz.c b/drivers/serial/dz.c
index 116211f..0dddd68 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/dz.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/dz.c
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ static void dz_console_putchar(struct uart_port *uport, int ch)
 		dz_out(dport, DZ_TCR, mask);
 		iob();
 		udelay(2);
-	} while (loops--);
+	} while (--loops);
 
 	if (loops)				/* Cannot send otherwise. */
 		dz_out(dport, DZ_TDR, ch);
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