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Date:	Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:57:06 +0100 (CET)
From:	Julia Lawall <julia@...u.dk>
To:	Dan Carpenter <error27@...il.com>
Cc:	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: bug list: assigning negative values to unsigned variables

On Wed, 27 Jan 2010, Dan Carpenter wrote:

> Fixing the places which assign negative values to unsigned variables is a good janitor task.

I had the impression that assignment to -1 was done sometimes as a 
portable way to initialize the variable to 0xffff (for any number of f's).  
So perhaps it is not so trivial to fix.

julia


> This list is from smatch:  grep -w "fit into 0" warns.txt | grep -v "\-1" | tee err-list
> 
> regards,
> dan carpenter
> 
> drivers/bluetooth/btmrvl_main.c +74 btmrvl_process_event(9) warn: value -22 can't fit into 0 'ret'
> drivers/bluetooth/btmrvl_main.c +123 btmrvl_process_event(58) warn: value -22 can't fit into 0 'ret'
> drivers/bluetooth/btmrvl_main.c +136 btmrvl_process_event(71) warn: value -22 can't fit into 0 'ret'
> drivers/char/mwave/smapi.c +69 smapi_request(12) warn: value -5 can't fit into 0 'usSmapiOK'
> drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_nl.c +439 ixgbe_dcbnl_getcap(29) warn: value -22 can't fit into 0 'rval'
> drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_nl.c +443 ixgbe_dcbnl_getcap(33) warn: value -22 can't fit into 0 'rval'
> drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_nl.c +463 ixgbe_dcbnl_getnumtcs(14) warn: value -22 can't fit into 0 'rval'
> drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_nl.c +467 ixgbe_dcbnl_getnumtcs(18) warn: value -22 can't fit into 0 'rval'
> drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/phy.c +1205 b43legacy_phy_lo_b_measure(60) warn: value -772 can't fit into 0 'fval'
> drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/phy.c +1632 b43legacy_phy_lo_g_measure(143) warn: value -3 can't fit into 0 'tmp'
> drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_ioctl.c +1020 prism2_ioctl_giwrange(66) warn: value -60 can't fit into 0 'range->avg_qual.level'
> drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_ioctl.c +1021 prism2_ioctl_giwrange(67) warn: value -95 can't fit into 0 'range->avg_qual.noise'
> drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c +6901 ipw2100_wx_get_range(37) warn: value -78 can't fit into 0 'range->avg_qual.level'
> drivers/net/wireless/libertas/wext.c +875 lbs_get_wireless_stats(34) warn: value -96 can't fit into 0 'priv->wstats.qual.noise'
> drivers/net/wireless/prism54/isl_ioctl.c +452 prism54_get_range(33) warn: value -80 can't fit into 0 'range->avg_qual.level'
> drivers/net/bnx2x_link.c +3189 bnx2x_sfp_module_detection(21) warn: value -22 can't fit into 0 'rc'
> drivers/net/bnx2x_link.c +4548 bnx2x_ext_phy_init(911) warn: value -22 can't fit into 0 'rc'
> drivers/net/bnx2x_link.c +4553 bnx2x_ext_phy_init(916) warn: value -22 can't fit into 0 'rc'
> drivers/net/bnx2x_link.c +5556 bnx2x_get_ext_phy_fw_version(53) warn: value -22 can't fit into 0 'status'
> drivers/net/bnx2x_link.c +5854 bnx2x_set_led(59) warn: value -22 can't fit into 0 'rc'
> drivers/staging/rt2860/sta_ioctl.c +564 rt_ioctl_giwrange(60) warn: value -60 can't fit into 0 'range->avg_qual.level'
> drivers/staging/rt2860/sta_ioctl.c +565 rt_ioctl_giwrange(61) warn: value -95 can't fit into 0 'range->avg_qual.noise'
> drivers/staging/rt2870/../rt2860/sta_ioctl.c +564 rt_ioctl_giwrange(60) warn: value -60 can't fit into 0 'range->avg_qual.level'
> drivers/staging/rt2870/../rt2860/sta_ioctl.c +565 rt_ioctl_giwrange(61) warn: value -95 can't fit into 0 'range->avg_qual.noise'
> drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_wx.c +275 rtl8180_wx_get_range(39) warn: value -98 can't fit into 0 'range->max_qual.noise'
> drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_wx.c +280 rtl8180_wx_get_range(44) warn: value -78 can't fit into 0 'range->avg_qual.level'
> drivers/staging/rtl8192e/r8192E_wx.c +445 rtl8180_wx_get_range(39) warn: value -98 can't fit into 0 'range->max_qual.noise'
> drivers/staging/rtl8192e/r8192E_wx.c +450 rtl8180_wx_get_range(44) warn: value -78 can't fit into 0 'range->avg_qual.level'
> drivers/staging/rtl8192su/r8192U_wx.c +434 rtl8180_wx_get_range(39) warn: value -98 can't fit into 0 'range->max_qual.noise'
> drivers/staging/rtl8192su/r8192U_wx.c +439 rtl8180_wx_get_range(44) warn: value -78 can't fit into 0 'range->avg_qual.level'
> drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_wx.c +420 rtl8180_wx_get_range(39) warn: value -98 can't fit into 0 'range->max_qual.noise'
> drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_wx.c +425 rtl8180_wx_get_range(44) warn: value -78 can't fit into 0 'range->avg_qual.level'
> drivers/usb/serial/iuu_phoenix.c +565 iuu_clk(125) warn: value -2 can't fit into 0 '*(priv->buf+Count++)'
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