max_state is unsigned long. don't set max_state a negative value Cc : Thomas Sujith <sujith.thomas@xxxxxxxxx> Cc : Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/misc/intel_menlow.c | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) Index: linux-2.6/drivers/misc/intel_menlow.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/misc/intel_menlow.c 2008-07-29 09:32:11.000000000 +0800 +++ linux-2.6/drivers/misc/intel_menlow.c 2008-09-11 09:17:48.000000000 +0800 @@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) return -EFAULT; + if (!value) + return -EINVAL; + *max_state = value - 1; return 0; } @@ -121,7 +124,7 @@ if (memory_get_int_max_bandwidth(cdev, &max_state)) return -EFAULT; - if (max_state < 0 || state > max_state) + if (state > max_state) return -EINVAL; arg_list.count = 1; -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html