Re: [PATCH] eventfd: avoid overflow to ULLONG_MAX when ctx->count is 0

From: Matthew Wilcox
Date: Sun Jul 09 2023 - 16:06:06 EST


On Sun, Jul 09, 2023 at 09:13:28PM +0200, Markus Elfring wrote:
> > For eventfd with flag EFD_SEMAPHORE, when its ctx->count is 0, calling
> > eventfd_ctx_do_read will cause ctx->count to overflow to ULLONG_MAX.
>
> Please choose an imperative change suggestion.

Markus, stop this nitpicking. It puts off contributors. The changelog
is perfectly clear.