From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2017 11:10:03 +0100 A local variable was set to an error code in one case before a concrete error situation was detected. Thus move the corresponding assignment into an if branch to indicate a software failure there. Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c | 22 ++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c index 41174156a676..73ff5d698591 100644 --- a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c +++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c @@ -528,20 +528,14 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(osf_utsname, char __user *, name) int error; down_read(&uts_sem); - error = -EFAULT; - if (copy_to_user(name + 0, utsname()->sysname, 32)) - goto out; - if (copy_to_user(name + 32, utsname()->nodename, 32)) - goto out; - if (copy_to_user(name + 64, utsname()->release, 32)) - goto out; - if (copy_to_user(name + 96, utsname()->version, 32)) - goto out; - if (copy_to_user(name + 128, utsname()->machine, 32)) - goto out; - - error = 0; - out: + if (copy_to_user(name + 0, utsname()->sysname, 32) || + copy_to_user(name + 32, utsname()->nodename, 32) || + copy_to_user(name + 64, utsname()->release, 32) || + copy_to_user(name + 96, utsname()->version, 32) || + copy_to_user(name + 128, utsname()->machine, 32)) + error = -EFAULT; + else + error = 0; up_read(&uts_sem); return error; } -- 2.11.0 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-alpha" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html