Geoid is a module parameter which is set by root user. Its valid values are between 0 and VME_MAX_SLOTS. So, changing data type of geoid from int to u32 since it will always be positive. Signed-off-by: Riyan Dhiman <riyandhiman14@xxxxxxxxx> --- v1 -> v2: changed data type of geoid to u32 and removed negative geoid check drivers/staging/vme_user/vme_fake.c | 6 +++--- drivers/staging/vme_user/vme_tsi148.c | 6 +++--- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/vme_user/vme_fake.c b/drivers/staging/vme_user/vme_fake.c index c4fb2b65154c..4a59c9069605 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/vme_user/vme_fake.c +++ b/drivers/staging/vme_user/vme_fake.c @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ struct fake_driver { }; /* Module parameter */ -static int geoid; +static u32 geoid; static const char driver_name[] = "vme_fake"; @@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ static int __init fake_init(void) struct vme_slave_resource *slave_image; struct vme_lm_resource *lm; - if (geoid < 0 || geoid >= VME_MAX_SLOTS) { + if (geoid >= VME_MAX_SLOTS) { pr_err("VME geographical address must be between 0 and %d (exclusive), but got %d\n", VME_MAX_SLOTS, geoid); return -EINVAL; @@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ static void __exit fake_exit(void) } MODULE_PARM_DESC(geoid, "Set geographical addressing"); -module_param(geoid, int, 0); +module_param(geoid, uint, 0); MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Fake VME bridge driver"); MODULE_LICENSE("GPL"); diff --git a/drivers/staging/vme_user/vme_tsi148.c b/drivers/staging/vme_user/vme_tsi148.c index 6b6ad781b966..31a44025e08f 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/vme_user/vme_tsi148.c +++ b/drivers/staging/vme_user/vme_tsi148.c @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static void tsi148_remove(struct pci_dev *); /* Module parameter */ static bool err_chk; -static int geoid; +static u32 geoid; static const char driver_name[] = "vme_tsi148"; @@ -2252,7 +2252,7 @@ static int tsi148_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id) struct vme_dma_resource *dma_ctrlr; struct vme_lm_resource *lm; - if (geoid < 0 || geoid >= VME_MAX_SLOTS) { + if (geoid >= VME_MAX_SLOTS) { dev_err(&pdev->dev, "VME geographical address must be between 0 and %d (exclusive), but got %d\n", VME_MAX_SLOTS, geoid); return -EINVAL; @@ -2631,7 +2631,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(err_chk, "Check for VME errors on reads and writes"); module_param(err_chk, bool, 0); MODULE_PARM_DESC(geoid, "Override geographical addressing"); -module_param(geoid, int, 0); +module_param(geoid, uint, 0); MODULE_DESCRIPTION("VME driver for the Tundra Tempe VME bridge"); MODULE_LICENSE("GPL"); -- 2.46.0