linux-kernel - [PATCH 6/9] i8k: Make fan module parameters an unsigned

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Message-Id: <1421069525-12875-7-git-send-email-pali.rohar@gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 12 Jan 2015 14:32:02 +0100
From:	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
To:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	Steven Honeyman <stevenhoneyman@...il.com>,
	Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.de>,
	Gabriele Mazzotta <gabriele.mzt@...il.com>,
	Jochen Eisinger <jochen@...guin-breeder.org>,
	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH 6/9] i8k: Make fan module parameters an unsigned

Setting negative fan multiplier or maximal fan speed does make any sense and
can cause problems. So ensure that negative values will not be accepted.

Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
Reviewed-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
---
 drivers/char/i8k.c |   18 +++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/i8k.c b/drivers/char/i8k.c
index 8ec4c37..d6e8a26 100644
--- a/drivers/char/i8k.c
+++ b/drivers/char/i8k.c
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(i8k_mutex);
 static char bios_version[4];
 static struct device *i8k_hwmon_dev;
 static u32 i8k_hwmon_flags;
-static int i8k_fan_mult;
-static int i8k_pwm_mult;
-static int i8k_fan_max = I8K_FAN_HIGH;
+static uint i8k_fan_mult;
+static uint i8k_pwm_mult;
+static uint i8k_fan_max = I8K_FAN_HIGH;
 
 #define I8K_HWMON_HAVE_TEMP1	(1 << 0)
 #define I8K_HWMON_HAVE_TEMP2	(1 << 1)
@@ -95,12 +95,12 @@ static bool power_status;
 module_param(power_status, bool, 0600);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(power_status, "Report power status in /proc/i8k");
 
-static int fan_mult = I8K_FAN_MULT;
-module_param(fan_mult, int, 0);
+static uint fan_mult = I8K_FAN_MULT;
+module_param(fan_mult, uint, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(fan_mult, "Factor to multiply fan speed with");
 
-static int fan_max = I8K_FAN_HIGH;
-module_param(fan_max, int, 0);
+static uint fan_max = I8K_FAN_HIGH;
+module_param(fan_max, uint, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(fan_max, "Maximum configurable fan speed");
 
 static int i8k_open_fs(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
@@ -696,8 +696,8 @@ static int __init i8k_init_hwmon(void)
 }
 
 struct i8k_config_data {
-	int fan_mult;
-	int fan_max;
+	uint fan_mult;
+	uint fan_max;
 };
 
 enum i8k_configs {
-- 
1.7.9.5

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