[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] bnxt: use unsigned short instead of signed integer in bnxt_alloc_vnic_attributes

Ajit Khaparde ajit.khaparde at broadcom.com
Wed Nov 2 04:24:31 CET 2016


Prevent the arithmetic in bnxt_alloc_vnic_attributes from causing
any unintentional havoc because of the usage of a signed variable.

Coverity: 137874

Signed-off-by: Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khaparde at broadcom.com>
---
 drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_vnic.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_vnic.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_vnic.c
index 205a940..4cdca35 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_vnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_vnic.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ int bnxt_alloc_vnic_attributes(struct bnxt *bp)
 				HW_HASH_INDEX_SIZE * sizeof(*vnic->rss_table) +
 				HW_HASH_KEY_SIZE);
 	uint16_t max_vnics;
-	int i;
+	uint16_t i;
 
 	if (BNXT_PF(bp)) {
 		struct bnxt_pf_info *pf = &bp->pf;
-- 
1.8.3.1



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