Since rel->r_offset is declared as Elf32_Addr, this value is always non-negative. typedef struct elf32_rel { Elf32_Addr r_offset; Elf32_Word r_info; } Elf32_Rel;
typedef __u32 Elf32_Addr; typedef unsigned int __u32; Drop 'rel->r_offset < 0' statement which is always false. Signed-off-by: Austin Kim <austindh....@gmail.com> --- arch/arm/kernel/module.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/module.c b/arch/arm/kernel/module.c index deef17f..0921ce7 100644 --- a/arch/arm/kernel/module.c +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/module.c @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ apply_relocate(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab, unsigned int symindex, sym = ((Elf32_Sym *)symsec->sh_addr) + offset; symname = strtab + sym->st_name; - if (rel->r_offset < 0 || rel->r_offset > dstsec->sh_size - sizeof(u32)) { + if (rel->r_offset > dstsec->sh_size - sizeof(u32)) { pr_err("%s: section %u reloc %u sym '%s': out of bounds relocation, offset %d size %u\n", module->name, relindex, i, symname, rel->r_offset, dstsec->sh_size); -- 2.6.2