[PATCH stable 5.4 2/3] overflow: Correct check_shl_overflow() comment

From: Florian Fainelli
Date: Wed Mar 05 2025 - 20:15:51 EST


From: Keith Busch <kbusch@xxxxxxxxxx>

commit 4578be130a6470d85ff05b13b75a00e6224eeeeb upstream

A 'false' return means the value was safely set, so the comment should
say 'true' for when it is not considered safe.

Cc: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@xxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Keith Busch <kbusch@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Fixes: 0c66847793d1 ("overflow.h: Add arithmetic shift helper")
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210401160629.1941787-1-kbusch@xxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/overflow.h | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/overflow.h b/include/linux/overflow.h
index 35af574d006f..d1dd039fe1c3 100644
--- a/include/linux/overflow.h
+++ b/include/linux/overflow.h
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static inline bool __must_check __must_check_overflow(bool overflow)
* - 'a << s' sets the sign bit, if any, in '*d'.
*
* '*d' will hold the results of the attempted shift, but is not
- * considered "safe for use" if false is returned.
+ * considered "safe for use" if true is returned.
*/
#define check_shl_overflow(a, s, d) __must_check_overflow(({ \
typeof(a) _a = a; \
--
2.34.1