Use signed variable to store the negative values correctly to compare them later with negative values. Signed-off-by: Muhammad Usama Anjum <usama.anjum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mchp-pci1xxxx.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mchp-pci1xxxx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mchp-pci1xxxx.c index b2b7dbff5ef4..f3c497391d13 100644 --- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mchp-pci1xxxx.c +++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mchp-pci1xxxx.c @@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ static void pci1xxxx_i2c_init(struct pci1xxxx_i2c *i2c) void __iomem *p2 = i2c->i2c_base + SMBUS_STATUS_REG_OFF; void __iomem *p1 = i2c->i2c_base + SMB_GPR_REG; u8 regval; - u8 ret; + s8 ret; ret = set_sys_lock(i2c); if (ret == -EPERM) { -- 2.30.2