linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] mm: shmem: Fix variable type to int to evaluate negative conditions

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Message-ID: <57318436-1462-4984-a863-8c8da4e96792@web.de>
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:43:09 +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 v2] mm: shmem: Fix variable type to int to evaluate
 negative conditions

>> Use signed data type for version handling
>> in shmem_parse_opt_casefold()

How do you think about to move this information into the summary phrase?


…
>> ---
>> Coverity Message:
>> CID 1601569: (#1 of 1): Unsigned compared against 0 (NO_EFFECT)
>> unsigned_compare: This less-than-zero comparison of an unsigned
>> value is never true. version < 0U
…

May such information become a part for the final change description?

Regards,
Markus