linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/1] fs/compat.c: remove unnecessary test on unsigned value

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Date:	Wed, 11 Jun 2014 17:57:50 +0200
From:	Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>,
	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: [PATCH 1/1] fs/compat.c: remove unnecessary test on unsigned value

unsigned long value is never < 0

Cc: Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>
---
 fs/compat.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/compat.c b/fs/compat.c
index 66d3d3c..6917fdb 100644
--- a/fs/compat.c
+++ b/fs/compat.c
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ ssize_t compat_rw_copy_check_uvector(int type,
 		goto out;
 
 	ret = -EINVAL;
-	if (nr_segs > UIO_MAXIOV || nr_segs < 0)
+	if (nr_segs > UIO_MAXIOV)
 		goto out;
 	if (nr_segs > fast_segs) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
-- 
1.8.4.5

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