netdev - [PATCH 44/65] staging: wfx: fix possible overflow on jiffies comparaison

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Date:   Wed, 15 Jan 2020 12:13:07 +0000
From:   Jérôme Pouiller <Jerome.Pouiller@...abs.com>
To:     "devel@...verdev.osuosl.org" <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
        "linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jérôme Pouiller <Jerome.Pouiller@...abs.com>
Subject: [PATCH 44/65] staging: wfx: fix possible overflow on jiffies
 comparaison

From: Jérôme Pouiller <jerome.pouiller@...abs.com>

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It is recommended to use function time_*() to compare jiffies.

Signed-off-by: Jérôme Pouiller <jerome.pouiller@...abs.com>
---
 drivers/staging/wfx/data_tx.c | 14 +++++---------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/wfx/data_tx.c b/drivers/staging/wfx/data_tx.c
index 60459299a3a9..704ebfe1cd05 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wfx/data_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wfx/data_tx.c
@@ -270,8 +270,7 @@ void wfx_tx_policy_init(struct wfx_vif *wvif)
 static int wfx_alloc_link_id(struct wfx_vif *wvif, const u8 *mac)
 {
 	int i, ret = 0;
-	unsigned long max_inactivity = 0;
-	unsigned long now = jiffies;
+	unsigned long oldest;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&wvif->ps_state_lock);
 	for (i = 0; i < WFX_MAX_STA_IN_AP_MODE; ++i) {
@@ -280,13 +279,10 @@ static int wfx_alloc_link_id(struct wfx_vif *wvif, const u8 *mac)
 			break;
 		} else if (wvif->link_id_db[i].status != WFX_LINK_HARD &&
 			   !wvif->wdev->tx_queue_stats.link_map_cache[i + 1]) {
-			unsigned long inactivity =
-				now - wvif->link_id_db[i].timestamp;
-
-			if (inactivity < max_inactivity)
-				continue;
-			max_inactivity = inactivity;
-			ret = i + 1;
+			if (!ret || time_after(oldest, wvif->link_id_db[i].timestamp)) {
+				oldest = wvif->link_id_db[i].timestamp;
+				ret = i + 1;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
-- 
2.25.0