From: Chuck Lever <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:59:19 -0500
> The intent of the assertion in skb_truesize_check() is to check > for skb->truesize being decremented too much by other code, > resulting in a wraparound below zero. > > The type of the right side of the comparison causes the compiler to > promote the left side to an unsigned type, despite the presence of an > explicit type cast. This defeats the check for negativity. > > Ensure both sides of the comparison are a signed type to prevent the > implicit type conversion. > > Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Applied, thanks Chuck. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html