Since char became unsigned, strcmp() always returns a positive number. "res" is used to store a byte difference, so it should be signed. Fixes: 3bc753c06dd02a35 ("kbuild: treat char as always unsigned") Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- See "Re: [PATCH v9] kallsyms: Add self-test facility" https://lore.kernel.org/r/CAMuHMdWM6+pC3yUqy+hHRrAf1BCz2sz1KQv2zxS+Wz-639X-aA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx I'm wondering how many surprises like this are still hidden... --- arch/m68k/include/asm/string.h | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/string.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/string.h index f759d944c4499404..b8f4ae19e8f6ee2c 100644 --- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/string.h +++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/string.h @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static inline char *strncpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t n) #define __HAVE_ARCH_STRCMP static inline int strcmp(const char *cs, const char *ct) { - char res; + signed char res; asm ("\n" "1: move.b (%0)+,%2\n" /* get *cs */ -- 2.25.1