linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] selftests/bpf: Fix unsigned expression compared with zero

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Date:   Sun, 6 Nov 2022 01:21:55 +0900
From:   Kang Minchul <tegongkang@...il.com>
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc:     Björn Töpel <bjorn@...nel.org>,
        Magnus Karlsson <magnus.karlsson@...el.com>,
        Maciej Fijalkowski <maciej.fijalkowski@...el.com>,
        Jonathan Lemon <jonathan.lemon@...il.com>,
        Martin KaFai Lau <martin.lau@...ux.dev>,
        Song Liu <song@...nel.org>, Yonghong Song <yhs@...com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] selftests/bpf: Fix unsigned expression compared with zero

2022년 11월 6일 (일) 오전 1:16, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>님이 작성:
>
> Hi--
>
> On 11/5/22 03:25, Kang Minchul wrote:
> > Variable ret is compared with zero even though it was set as u32.
>
> It's OK to compare a u32 == to zero, but 'ret' is compared to < 0,
> which it cannot be. Better explanation here would be good.
> Thanks.
> ~Randy

Thanks for your kind feedback!
I guess I have to change the message more precisely.
I'll send the amended patch (PATCH v3) as you mentioned.

Regards,

Kang Minchul