Re: [PATCH] x86/lib: Fix num_digits() signed overflow for INT_MIN

[David Laight]

On Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:13:46 +0100
Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 20, 2026 at 11:50:41AM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> > For negative numbers? Dave Hansen pointed out that we currently don't ever
> > pass negative numbers, in which case it would make more sense to have the
> > function simply take an unsigned int.  
> 
> Yes, that's why I'm asking what we're even fixing here...

You can certainly just document it doesn't work for INT_MIN.

	David