linux-kernel - Re: [patch -resend] Input: ff-memless

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Message-ID: <20120708011827.GH19007@core.coreip.homeip.net>
Date:	Sat, 7 Jul 2012 18:18:27 -0700
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Cc:	Anssi Hannula <anssi.hannula@...il.com>,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch -resend] Input: ff-memless - fix a couple min_t() casts

On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 12:11:19PM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> envelope->attack_level is a u16 type.  We're trying to clamp it here
> so it's between 0 and 0x7fff.  Unfortunately, the cast to __s16 turns
> all the values larger than 0x7fff into negative numbers and min_t()
> thinks they are less than 0x7fff.  envelope_level is an int so now
> we've got negative values stored there.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>

Applied, thank you Dan.

> ---
> Originally sent on Mon, 26 Sep 2011.  I have added Anssi Hannula to the
> CC list.
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/input/ff-memless.c b/drivers/input/ff-memless.c
> index 5f55885..b107922 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/ff-memless.c
> +++ b/drivers/input/ff-memless.c
> @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static int apply_envelope(struct ml_effect_state *state, int value,
>  			 value, envelope->attack_level);
>  		time_from_level = jiffies_to_msecs(now - state->play_at);
>  		time_of_envelope = envelope->attack_length;
> -		envelope_level = min_t(__s16, envelope->attack_level, 0x7fff);
> +		envelope_level = min_t(u16, envelope->attack_level, 0x7fff);
>  
>  	} else if (envelope->fade_length && effect->replay.length &&
>  		   time_after(now,
> @@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static int apply_envelope(struct ml_effect_state *state, int value,
>  		   time_before(now, state->stop_at)) {
>  		time_from_level = jiffies_to_msecs(state->stop_at - now);
>  		time_of_envelope = envelope->fade_length;
> -		envelope_level = min_t(__s16, envelope->fade_level, 0x7fff);
> +		envelope_level = min_t(u16, envelope->fade_level, 0x7fff);
>  	} else
>  		return value;
>  

-- 
Dmitry
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