The function can return negative value. The problem has been detected using proposed semantic patch scripts/coccinelle/tests/unsigned_lesser_than_zero.cocci [1].
[1]: http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/2038576 Signed-off-by: Andrzej Hajda <a.ha...@samsung.com> --- drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/xattr.c | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/xattr.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/xattr.c index 362a87d..dddc1ff 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/xattr.c +++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/xattr.c @@ -175,11 +175,12 @@ int ll_setxattr_common(struct inode *inode, const char *name, } ee_free(ee); } else if (rce->rce_ops == RMT_RSETFACL) { - size = lustre_posix_acl_xattr_filter( + rc = lustre_posix_acl_xattr_filter( (posix_acl_xattr_header *)value, size, &new_value); - if (unlikely(size < 0)) - return size; + if (unlikely(rc < 0)) + return rc; + size = rc; pv = (const char *)new_value; } else -- 1.9.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/