Re: [PATCH] nvme-tcp: fix signedness bug in nvme_tcp_init_connection()

[Dan Carpenter]

On Wed, Mar 05, 2025 at 03:25:54PM +0100, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 28, 2025 at 12:39:41PM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > index 8a9131c95a3d..361b04ec5b5d 100644
> > --- a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
> > +++ b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
> > @@ -1495,7 +1495,7 @@ static int nvme_tcp_init_connection(struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue)
> >  	msg.msg_flags = MSG_WAITALL;
> >  	ret = kernel_recvmsg(queue->sock, &msg, &iov, 1,
> >  			iov.iov_len, msg.msg_flags);
> > -	if (ret < sizeof(*icresp)) {
> > +	if (ret < (int)sizeof(*icresp)) {
> >  		pr_warn("queue %d: failed to receive icresp, error %d\n",
> >  			nvme_tcp_queue_id(queue), ret);
> >  		if (ret >= 0)
> 
> I hate these magic casts.  What about something like:
> 
> 	if (ret >= 0 && ret < sizeof(*icresp))
> 		ret = -ECONNRESET;
> 	if (ret < 0) {
> 		...

Sure, I can do that.

I don't love casts either.  I normally have tried to write these as
"if (ret < 0 || ret < sizeof(*icresp)) {" and people don't love that.

regards,
dan carpenter