[PATCH] spi: spi-fsl-lpspi: fix watermark truncation caused by type cast

From: carlos . song

Date: Sun Nov 16 2025 - 22:08:52 EST


From: Carlos Song <carlos.song@xxxxxxx>

't->len' is an unsigned integer, while 'watermark' and 'txfifosize' are
u8. Using min_t with typeof(watermark) forces both values to be cast to
u8, which truncates len when it exceeds 255. For example, len = 4096
becomes 0 after casting, resulting in an incorrect watermark value.

Use a wider type in min_t to avoid truncation and ensure the correct
minimum value is applied.

Fixes: a750050349ea ("spi: spi-fsl-lpspi: use min_t() to improve code")
Signed-off-by: Carlos Song <carlos.song@xxxxxxx>
---
drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c | 8 +++++++-
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c
index 8da66e101386..065456aba2ae 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c
@@ -486,7 +486,13 @@ static int fsl_lpspi_setup_transfer(struct spi_controller *controller,
fsl_lpspi->tx = fsl_lpspi_buf_tx_u32;
}

- fsl_lpspi->watermark = min_t(typeof(fsl_lpspi->watermark),
+ /*
+ * t->len is 'unsigned' and txfifosize and watermrk is 'u8', force
+ * type cast is inevitable. When len > 255, len will be truncated in min_t(),
+ * it caused wrong watermark set. 'unsigned int' is as the designated type
+ * for min_t() to avoid truncation.
+ */
+ fsl_lpspi->watermark = min_t(unsigned int,
fsl_lpspi->txfifosize,
t->len);

--
2.34.1