netdev - [PATCH] bcm63xx_enet: timeout off by one in do_mdio

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Date:	Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:08:48 +0200
From:	Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@...il.com>
To:	mbizon@...ebox.fr, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: [PATCH] bcm63xx_enet: timeout off by one in do_mdio_op()

`while (limit-- >= 0)' reaches -2 after the loop upon timeout.

Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@...il.com>
---
Small chance to occur, probably.

diff --git a/drivers/net/bcm63xx_enet.c b/drivers/net/bcm63xx_enet.c
index 09d2709..ba29dc3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bcm63xx_enet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bcm63xx_enet.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static int do_mdio_op(struct bcm_enet_priv *priv, unsigned int data)
 		if (enet_readl(priv, ENET_IR_REG) & ENET_IR_MII)
 			break;
 		udelay(1);
-	} while (limit-- >= 0);
+	} while (limit-- > 0);
 
 	return (limit < 0) ? 1 : 0;
 }
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