[PATCH 2.4] af_irda.c comparison fix

From: O.Sezer
Date: Fri Aug 13 2004 - 14:03:47 EST


From 2.6, cures compiler warnings.

Özkan Sezer

--- 27rc5~/net/irda/af_irda.c 2003-11-28 20:26:21.000000000 +0200
+++ 27rc5/net/irda/af_irda.c 2004-08-07 14:09:39.000000000 +0300
@@ -1900,11 +1900,10 @@
case IAS_STRING:
/* Should check charset & co */
/* Check length */
- if(ias_opt->attribute.irda_attrib_string.len >
- IAS_MAX_STRING) {
- kfree(ias_opt);
- return -EINVAL;
- }
+ /* The length is encoded in a __u8, and
+ * IAS_MAX_STRING == 256, so there is no way
+ * userspace can pass us a string too large.
+ * Jean II */
/* NULL terminate the string (avoid troubles) */
ias_opt->attribute.irda_attrib_string.string[ias_opt->attribute.irda_attrib_string.len] = '\0';
/* Add a string attribute */