linux-kernel - [PATCH] CacheFiles: Cleanup redundant tests on unsigned

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Date:	Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:58:39 +0000
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:	torvalds@...l.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:	linux-cachefs@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@...il.com>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH] CacheFiles: Cleanup redundant tests on unsigned

From: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@...il.com>

The variables are unsigned so the test `>= 0' is always true,
the `< 0' test always fails. The other part of
the test catches wrapped values.

Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
---

 fs/cachefiles/bind.c   |    6 ++----
 fs/cachefiles/daemon.c |    6 +++---
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)


diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/bind.c b/fs/cachefiles/bind.c
index 3797e00..ce776f6 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/bind.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/bind.c
@@ -39,13 +39,11 @@ int cachefiles_daemon_bind(struct cachefiles_cache *cache, char *args)
 	       args);
 
 	/* start by checking things over */
-	ASSERT(cache->fstop_percent >= 0 &&
-	       cache->fstop_percent < cache->fcull_percent &&
+	ASSERT(cache->fstop_percent < cache->fcull_percent &&
 	       cache->fcull_percent < cache->frun_percent &&
 	       cache->frun_percent  < 100);
 
-	ASSERT(cache->bstop_percent >= 0 &&
-	       cache->bstop_percent < cache->bcull_percent &&
+	ASSERT(cache->bstop_percent < cache->bcull_percent &&
 	       cache->bcull_percent < cache->brun_percent &&
 	       cache->brun_percent  < 100);
 
diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/daemon.c b/fs/cachefiles/daemon.c
index 4618516..bb30d01 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/daemon.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/daemon.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static ssize_t cachefiles_daemon_write(struct file *file,
 	if (test_bit(CACHEFILES_DEAD, &cache->flags))
 		return -EIO;
 
-	if (datalen < 0 || datalen > PAGE_SIZE - 1)
+	if (datalen > PAGE_SIZE - 1)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	/* drag the command string into the kernel so we can parse it */
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ static int cachefiles_daemon_fstop(struct cachefiles_cache *cache, char *args)
 	if (args[0] != '%' || args[1] != '\0')
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (fstop < 0 || fstop >= cache->fcull_percent)
+	if (fstop >= cache->fcull_percent)
 		return cachefiles_daemon_range_error(cache, args);
 
 	cache->fstop_percent = fstop;
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ static int cachefiles_daemon_bstop(struct cachefiles_cache *cache, char *args)
 	if (args[0] != '%' || args[1] != '\0')
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (bstop < 0 || bstop >= cache->bcull_percent)
+	if (bstop >= cache->bcull_percent)
 		return cachefiles_daemon_range_error(cache, args);
 
 	cache->bstop_percent = bstop;

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