linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 10/18] tty: serial: samsung: make max

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Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2024 15:54:40 +0000
From: Tudor Ambarus <tudor.ambarus@...aro.org>
To: André Draszik <andre.draszik@...aro.org>,
 Sam Protsenko <semen.protsenko@...aro.org>
Cc: krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org, alim.akhtar@...sung.com,
 gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, jirislaby@...nel.org,
 linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
 peter.griffin@...aro.org, kernel-team@...roid.com, willmcvicker@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 10/18] tty: serial: samsung: make max_count unsigned int



On 1/17/24 15:38, André Draszik wrote:
>>>> +       unsigned int max_count = port->fifosize;
>>> What if port->fifosize is 0? Then this code below:
>>>
>>>     while (max_count-- > 0) {
>>>
>>> would cause int overflow, if max_count is unsigned?
>>>
>> good catch, Sam!
> Does it matter, though? As this is a post-decrement, the test is done first, and the
> decrement after. Therefore, it'll still bail out as expected.

Indeed, it doesn't. This reminds me of stop replying to emails at the
end of the day :)

Cheers Andre'!
ta