unsigned i >= 0 is always trueWhile this unsigned wrap method is technically valid, it certainly isn't obvious, and making code readable should be a goal as well as making it correct. After all, code which is hard to read is hard to understand, making it hard to maintain. I therefore suggest the simpler form:
Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@xxxxxxxxx>
---
diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index 63adcb7..389cf60 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ static struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *do_split(handle_t *handle, struct inode *dir,
/* Split the existing block in the middle, size-wise */
size = 0;
move = 0;
- for (i = count-1; i >= 0; i--) {
+ for (i = count-1; i < count; i--) {
/* is more than half of this entry in 2nd half of the block? */
if (size + map[i].size/2 > blocksize/2)
break;