linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/1] kernel/audit.c: Remove positive test on backlog_wait

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Date:	Fri, 25 Apr 2014 22:16:15 +0200
From:	Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>
To:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>, akpm <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: [PATCH 1/1] kernel/audit.c: Remove positive test on
 backlog_wait_time

audit_status.backlog_wait_time is __u32

Cc: Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>
---
 kernel/audit.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index 7c28936..b08a1bc 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -854,8 +854,7 @@ static int audit_receive_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 		if (s.mask & AUDIT_STATUS_BACKLOG_WAIT_TIME) {
 			if (sizeof(s) > (size_t)nlh->nlmsg_len)
 				return -EINVAL;
-			if (s.backlog_wait_time < 0 ||
-			    s.backlog_wait_time > 10*AUDIT_BACKLOG_WAIT_TIME)
+			if (s.backlog_wait_time > 10*AUDIT_BACKLOG_WAIT_TIME)
 				return -EINVAL;
 			err = audit_set_backlog_wait_time(s.backlog_wait_time);
 			if (err < 0)
-- 
1.8.4.5

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