linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging/comedi: Fix if(); by adding proper code

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Date:	Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:54:59 +0000
From:	Ian Abbott <abbotti@....co.uk>
To:	Peter Huewe <peterhuewe@....de>
CC:	Ian Abbott <ian.abbott@....co.uk>,
	Mori Hess <fmhess@...rs.sourceforge.net>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	H Hartley Sweeten <hsweeten@...ionengravers.com>,
	Bill Pemberton <wfp5p@...ginia.edu>,
	"devel@...verdev.osuosl.org" <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging/comedi: Fix if(); by adding proper code

On 2013-02-14 21:36, Peter Huewe wrote:
> Smatch warns about:
> staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcidas64.c:3304 prep_ao_dma() warn: if();
>
> So the check currently does nothing and could be removed, but the better
> alternative is to activate the check again and return -1; if it
> evaluates to true.
>
> Signed-off-by: Peter Huewe <peterhuewe@....de>
> ---
>   drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcidas64.c |    3 ++-
>   1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcidas64.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcidas64.c
> index d33fc32..782498f 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcidas64.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcidas64.c
> @@ -3301,7 +3301,8 @@ static int prep_ao_dma(struct comedi_device *dev, const struct comedi_cmd *cmd)
>   	num_bytes = load_ao_dma_buffer(dev, cmd);
>   	if (num_bytes == 0)
>   		return -1;
> -	if (num_bytes >= DMA_BUFFER_SIZE) ;
> +	if (num_bytes >= DMA_BUFFER_SIZE)
> +		return -1;
>   	load_ao_dma(dev, cmd);
>
>   	dma_start_sync(dev, 0);

I think the test is wrong as load_ao_dma_buffer can legitimately return 
DMA_BUFFER_SIZE.  Probably best just to get rid of the test altogether.

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