linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm: shmem: Fix variable type to int to evaluate negative conditions

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Message-ID: <c249c855-aae6-4020-9ace-3b9528fd8422@web.de>
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2024 12:33:27 +0100
From: Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To: Karan Sanghavi <karansanghvi98@...il.com>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
 André Almeida <andrealmeid@...lia.com>,
 Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
 Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>,
 Gabriel Krisman Bertazi <gabriel@...sman.be>, Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
 Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: shmem: Fix variable type to int to evaluate negative
 conditions

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> Coverity Message:
> CID 1601569: (#1 of 1): Unsigned compared against 0 (NO_EFFECT)
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Can such information become a part of the change description?


Would a summary phrase like “Use signed data type for version handling
in shmem_parse_opt_casefold()” be more appropriate?

Regards,
Markus