linux-kernel - [PATCH 05/11] selftests/timers: fix write return value handlng

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Message-Id: <1450474756-10144-6-git-send-email-john.stultz@linaro.org>
Date:	Fri, 18 Dec 2015 13:39:10 -0800
From:	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
To:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	Andrzej Hajda <a.hajda@...sung.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar@...hat.com>,
	Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com>,
	Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>,
	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
Subject: [PATCH 05/11] selftests/timers: fix write return value handlng

From: Andrzej Hajda <a.hajda@...sung.com>

The function can return negative value.

The problem has been detected using proposed semantic patch
scripts/coccinelle/tests/unsigned_lesser_than_zero.cocci [1].

[1]: http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/2038576

Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc: Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar@...hat.com>
Cc: Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com>
Cc: Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrzej Hajda <a.hajda@...sung.com>
Signed-off-by: John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
---
 tools/testing/selftests/timers/clocksource-switch.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/clocksource-switch.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/clocksource-switch.c
index 627ec74..fd88e30 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/clocksource-switch.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/clocksource-switch.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ int get_cur_clocksource(char *buf, size_t size)
 int change_clocksource(char *clocksource)
 {
 	int fd;
-	size_t size;
+	ssize_t size;
 
 	fd = open("/sys/devices/system/clocksource/clocksource0/current_clocksource", O_WRONLY);
 
-- 
1.9.1

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