The dmatest module parameter 'timeout' is documented as accepting a -1 to mean "infinite timeout". However, an infinite timeout is not advised, nor possible since the module parameter is an unsigned int, which won't accept a negative value. Change the parameter type to be signed integer. Cc: Gary Hook <Gary.Hook@xxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/dma/dmatest.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/dma/dmatest.c b/drivers/dma/dmatest.c index a521067751651..123b4bd41a085 100644 --- a/drivers/dma/dmatest.c +++ b/drivers/dma/dmatest.c @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(pq_sources, "Number of p+q source buffers (default: 3)"); static int timeout = 3000; -module_param(timeout, uint, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR); +module_param(timeout, int, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR); MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Transfer Timeout in msec (default: 3000), " "Pass -1 for infinite timeout"); -- 2.26.2
