linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] block: fix blk_queue_end

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Message-ID: <20111221132029.GK20129@parisc-linux.org>
Date:	Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:20:29 -0700
From:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>
To:	"Williams, Dan J" <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Cc:	Tao Ma <tm@....ma>, Meelis Roos <mroos@...ux.ee>, axboe@...nel.dk,
	Tao Ma <boyu.mt@...bao.com>,
	Linux Kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, Ed Nadolski <edmund.nadolski@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] block: fix blk_queue_end_tag()

On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 11:30:14PM -0800, Williams, Dan J wrote:
> @@ -284,16 +284,7 @@ void blk_queue_end_tag(struct request_queue *q,
> struct request *rq)
>         struct blk_queue_tag *bqt = q->queue_tags;
>         int tag = rq->tag;
> 
> -       BUG_ON(tag == -1);
> -
> -       if (unlikely(tag >= bqt->max_depth)) {
> -               /*
> -                * This can happen after tag depth has been reduced.
> -                * But tag shouldn't be larger than real_max_depth.
> -                */
> -               WARN_ON(tag >= bqt->real_max_depth);
> -               return;
> -       }
> +       BUG_ON(tag == -1 || tag > bqt->real_max_depth);

or ...

-	int tag = rq->tag;
+	unsigned tag = rq->tag;
+	BUG_ON(tag >= bqt->real_max_depth);

since tags in the range INT_MIN to -2 are also a bug, right?

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