[PATCH v2] hv{c,cs,si}_struct make *count signed

From: Roel Kluin
Date: Tue Dec 02 2008 - 16:21:51 EST


Otherwise count < 0 will fail

Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@xxxxxxxxx>
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This was not tested. Is this how it should be fixed?

the locations where the failures occur are in the functions hv*_close, on:

vi drivers/char/hvcs.c +1251

vi drivers/char/hvsi.c +911

vi drivers/char/drivers/char/hvc_console.c +387

diff --git a/drivers/char/hvc_console.h b/drivers/char/hvc_console.h
index 8297dbc..3c85d78 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hvc_console.h
+++ b/drivers/char/hvc_console.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ struct hvc_struct {
spinlock_t lock;
int index;
struct tty_struct *tty;
- unsigned int count;
+ int count;
int do_wakeup;
char *outbuf;
int outbuf_size;
diff --git a/drivers/char/hvcs.c b/drivers/char/hvcs.c
index 473d9b1..6e6eb44 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hvcs.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hvcs.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ struct hvcs_struct {
unsigned int index;

struct tty_struct *tty;
- unsigned int open_count;
+ int open_count;

/*
* Used to tell the driver kernel_thread what operations need to take
diff --git a/drivers/char/hvsi.c b/drivers/char/hvsi.c
index 59c6f9a..af05528 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hvsi.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hvsi.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ struct hvsi_struct {
spinlock_t lock;
int index;
struct tty_struct *tty;
- unsigned int count;
+ int count;
uint8_t throttle_buf[128];
uint8_t outbuf[N_OUTBUF]; /* to implement write_room and chars_in_buffer */
/* inbuf is for packet reassembly. leave a little room for leftovers. */
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