linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][V2] leds: TI LMU: fix u8 variable comparisons with less than zero

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Message-ID: <aa5698f5-9604-ec9c-3f6f-7fc7a6cdbca7@ti.com>
Date:   Wed, 22 May 2019 06:42:14 -0500
From:   Dan Murphy <dmurphy@...com>
To:     Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>,
        Jacek Anaszewski <jacek.anaszewski@...il.com>,
        Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, <linux-leds@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     <kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH][V2] leds: TI LMU: fix u8 variable comparisons with less
 than zero



On 5/22/19 5:17 AM, Colin King wrote:
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
> 
> The u8 variables ramp_ups and ramp_downs are being compared to less
> than zero, this will always be false.  Fix this by making the ramp
> variables ints.
> 
> Addresses-Coverity: ("Unsigned compared against 0")
> Fixes: 9a8e66ebeaa2 ("leds: TI LMU: Add common code for TI LMU devices")
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
> ---
> 
> V2: make u8 vars ints rather than removing the comparison. Thanks once
> more to Dan Carpenter for spotting my clearly stupid V1 version and
> correcting my mistake.
> 
> ---
>  drivers/leds/leds-ti-lmu-common.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-ti-lmu-common.c b/drivers/leds/leds-ti-lmu-common.c
> index adc7293004f1..c9ab40d5a6ba 100644
> --- a/drivers/leds/leds-ti-lmu-common.c
> +++ b/drivers/leds/leds-ti-lmu-common.c
> @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static int ti_lmu_common_convert_ramp_to_index(unsigned int usec)
>  int ti_lmu_common_set_ramp(struct ti_lmu_bank *lmu_bank)
>  {
>  	struct regmap *regmap = lmu_bank->regmap;
> -	u8 ramp, ramp_up, ramp_down;
> +	int ramp, ramp_up, ramp_down;
>  
>  	if (lmu_bank->ramp_up_usec == 0 && lmu_bank->ramp_down_usec == 0) {
>  		ramp_up = 0;
> 

Reviewed-by: Dan Murphy <dmurphy@...com>