linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] prism54: prism54_get_encode() test below 0 on unsigned index

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Date:	Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:25:16 +0200
From:	Roger While <simrw@...-basis.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	mcgrof@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] prism54: prism54_get_encode() test below 0 on
  unsigned index

Luis Rodriguez wrote :

>The check for -1 seems silly lets just remove its use.
>
>Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@...eros.com>
>
>diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/isl_ioctl.c 
>b/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/isl_ioctl.c
>index 5b375b2..7e2d3b6 100644
>--- a/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/isl_ioctl.c
>+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/isl_ioctl.c
>@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ prism54_get_encode(struct net_device *ndev, struct 
>iw_request_info *info,
>  {
>         islpci_private *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
>         struct obj_key *key;
>-       u32 devindex, index = (dwrq->flags & IW_ENCODE_INDEX) - 1;
>+       u32 devindex, index = (dwrq->flags & IW_ENCODE_INDEX);
>         u32 authen = 0, invoke = 0, exunencrypt = 0;
>         int rvalue;
>         union oid_res_t r;
>@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ prism54_get_encode(struct net_device *ndev, struct 
>iw_request_info *info,
>         rvalue |= mgt_get_request(priv, DOT11_OID_DEFKEYID, 0, NULL, &r);
>         devindex = r.u;
>         /* Now get the key, return it */
>-       if (index == -1 || index > 3)
>+       if (!index || index > 3)
>                 /* no index provided, use the current one */
>                 index = devindex;
>         rvalue |= mgt_get_request(priv, DOT11_OID_DEFKEYX, index, NULL, &r);

This does not look right to me. Should this not be -
  if (!index || index > 4)
    ....
  else
   index -= 1;
(Or alternatively pass index -1 to mgt_get_request)

Also 5 lines further on we have -
         /* return the used key index */
         dwrq->flags |= devindex + 1;
which looks suspect.

Roger While 

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