netdev - [PATCH] pcnet: fix sparse triviality

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Date:	Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:11:32 -0700
From:	Auke Kok <auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com>
To:	pcnet32@...izon.net
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] pcnet: fix sparse triviality

Since data can never exceed u32, it can't even be larger than LONG_MAX/HZ.

Signed-off-by: Auke Kok <auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com>
Cc: pcnet32@...izon.net
---

 drivers/net/pcnet32.c |    5 ++---
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/pcnet32.c b/drivers/net/pcnet32.c
index ff92aca..3573e77 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcnet32.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcnet32.c
@@ -1101,9 +1101,8 @@ static int pcnet32_phys_id(struct net_device *dev, u32 data)
 	mod_timer(&lp->blink_timer, jiffies);
 	set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 
-	/* AV: the limit here makes no sense whatsoever */
-	if ((!data) || (data > (u32) (MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT / HZ)))
-		data = (u32) (MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT / HZ);
+	if (!data)
+		data = INT_MAX;
 
 	msleep_interruptible(data * 1000);
 	del_timer_sync(&lp->blink_timer);
-
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