The function can return negative values, so its result should be assigned to signed variable.
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/cpufreq/scpi-cpufreq.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/scpi-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/scpi-cpufreq.c index 2c3b16f..de5e89b 100644 --- a/drivers/cpufreq/scpi-cpufreq.c +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/scpi-cpufreq.c @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static struct scpi_ops *scpi_ops; static struct scpi_dvfs_info *scpi_get_dvfs_info(struct device *cpu_dev) { - u8 domain = topology_physical_package_id(cpu_dev->id); + int domain = topology_physical_package_id(cpu_dev->id); if (domain < 0) return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL); -- 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/