linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/7] atmel-isi: fix IS_ERR

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Date:	Wed, 17 Feb 2016 02:33:28 +0000
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Andrzej Hajda <a.hajda@...sung.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>,
	Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>,
	Ludovic Desroches <ludovic.desroches@...el.com>,
	Guennadi Liakhovetski <g.liakhovetski@....de>,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@....samsung.com>,
	linux-media@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/7] atmel-isi: fix IS_ERR_VALUE usage

On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 03:35:22PM +0100, Andrzej Hajda wrote:
> IS_ERR_VALUE macro should be used only with unsigned long type.
> For signed types comparison 'ret < 0' should be used.
> 
> The patch follows conclusion from discussion on LKML [1][2].

ACK