linux-kernel - [PATCH] keys: Remove redundant less-than-zero checks

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Message-ID: <20251011144824.1257-2-thorsten.blum@linux.dev>
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2025 16:48:24 +0200
From: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>
To: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>,
	Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>,
	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>,
	Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>
Cc: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>,
	keyrings@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] keys: Remove redundant less-than-zero checks

The local variables 'size_t datalen' are unsigned and cannot be less
than zero. Remove the redundant conditions.

Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>
---
 security/keys/big_key.c                   | 2 +-
 security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c  | 4 ++--
 security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_core.c | 4 ++--
 security/keys/user_defined.c              | 2 +-
 4 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/keys/big_key.c b/security/keys/big_key.c
index c3367622c683..d46862ab90d6 100644
--- a/security/keys/big_key.c
+++ b/security/keys/big_key.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ int big_key_preparse(struct key_preparsed_payload *prep)
 
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(*payload) != sizeof(prep->payload.data));
 
-	if (datalen <= 0 || datalen > 1024 * 1024 || !prep->data)
+	if (datalen == 0 || datalen > 1024 * 1024 || !prep->data)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Set an arbitrary quota */
diff --git a/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c b/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c
index d70f71d37f5f..57f88ae000ba 100644
--- a/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c
+++ b/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ static int encrypted_instantiate(struct key *key,
 	size_t datalen = prep->datalen;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (datalen <= 0 || datalen > 32767 || !prep->data)
+	if (datalen == 0 || datalen > 32767 || !prep->data)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	datablob = kmalloc(datalen + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ static int encrypted_update(struct key *key, struct key_preparsed_payload *prep)
 
 	if (key_is_negative(key))
 		return -ENOKEY;
-	if (datalen <= 0 || datalen > 32767 || !prep->data)
+	if (datalen == 0 || datalen > 32767 || !prep->data)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	buf = kmalloc(datalen + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_core.c b/security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_core.c
index e2d9644efde1..b1680ee53f86 100644
--- a/security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_core.c
+++ b/security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_core.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static int trusted_instantiate(struct key *key,
 	int key_cmd;
 	size_t key_len;
 
-	if (datalen <= 0 || datalen > 32767 || !prep->data)
+	if (datalen == 0 || datalen > 32767 || !prep->data)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	orig_datablob = datablob = kmalloc(datalen + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static int trusted_update(struct key *key, struct key_preparsed_payload *prep)
 	p = key->payload.data[0];
 	if (!p->migratable)
 		return -EPERM;
-	if (datalen <= 0 || datalen > 32767 || !prep->data)
+	if (datalen == 0 || datalen > 32767 || !prep->data)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	orig_datablob = datablob = kmalloc(datalen + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/security/keys/user_defined.c b/security/keys/user_defined.c
index 749e2a4dcb13..686d56e4cc85 100644
--- a/security/keys/user_defined.c
+++ b/security/keys/user_defined.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ int user_preparse(struct key_preparsed_payload *prep)
 	struct user_key_payload *upayload;
 	size_t datalen = prep->datalen;
 
-	if (datalen <= 0 || datalen > 32767 || !prep->data)
+	if (datalen == 0 || datalen > 32767 || !prep->data)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	upayload = kmalloc(sizeof(*upayload) + datalen, GFP_KERNEL);
-- 
2.51.0