linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] virtio_balloon: fix towards

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Date:	Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:22:54 +1000
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Anthony Liguori <aliguori@...ibm.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] virtio_balloon: fix towards_target when deflating balloon

On Tuesday 19 August 2008 08:15:31 Anthony Liguori wrote:
> -	return v - vb->num_pages;
> +	if (v < vb->num_pages)
> +		return -(s64)(vb->num_pages - v);
> +	else
> +		return v - vb->num_pages;

With all due respect, WTF?

Did you mean:

	return (s64)v - vb->num_pages;

I'm really amazed this bug got this far though...
Rusty.
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