netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] pktgen: Fix unsigned function that is returning negative vals

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Message-Id: <20120122.142444.234550384877909252.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:24:44 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	paul.gortmaker@...driver.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] pktgen: Fix unsigned function that is
 returning negative vals

From: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:40:06 -0500

> Every call to num_args() immediately checks the return value for
> less than zero, as it will return -EFAULT for a failed get_user()
> call.  So it makes no sense for the function to be declared as an
> unsigned long.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>

Applied.
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