Re: [PATCH][next] ipmi: kcs_bmc_aspeed: Fix less than zero comparison of a unsigned int

Andrew Jeffery andrew at aj.id.au
Thu Jun 17 09:03:38 AEST 2021



On Thu, 17 Jun 2021, at 01:59, Colin King wrote:
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king at canonical.com>
> 
> The comparisons of the unsigned int hw_type to less than zero always
> false because it is unsigned. Fix this by using an int for the
> assignment and less than zero check.
> 

> Addresses-Coverity: ("Unsigned compared against 0")
> Fixes: 9d2df9a0ad80 ("ipmi: kcs_bmc_aspeed: Implement KCS SerIRQ configuration")
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king at canonical.com>

Thanks for catching that.

Andrew


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