[PATCH] axis-fifo: use size_t for write size calculations

From: Lucas Jeffrey

Date: Thu Jul 30 2026 - 23:46:58 EST


The write length is provided as size_t, but words_to_write and the
return value storage used narrower types. Use size_t for the word count
and ssize_t for the return value to keep the types consistent with the
write interface.

This avoids relying on implicit size limits when handling write sizes.

Signed-off-by: Lucas Jeffrey <luquijeffrey@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/staging/axis-fifo/axis-fifo.c | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/axis-fifo/axis-fifo.c b/drivers/staging/axis-fifo/axis-fifo.c
index 3aa2aa870ea9..d2b30b7b6845 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/axis-fifo/axis-fifo.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/axis-fifo/axis-fifo.c
@@ -214,9 +214,9 @@ static ssize_t axis_fifo_write(struct file *f, const char __user *buf,
size_t len, loff_t *off)
{
struct axis_fifo *fifo = f->private_data;
- unsigned int words_to_write;
+ size_t words_to_write;
u32 *txbuf;
- int ret;
+ ssize_t ret;

words_to_write = len / sizeof(u32);

@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ static ssize_t axis_fifo_write(struct file *f, const char __user *buf,
goto end_unlock;
}

- for (int i = 0; i < words_to_write; ++i)
+ for (size_t i = 0; i < words_to_write; ++i)
iowrite32(txbuf[i], fifo->base_addr + XLLF_TDFD_OFFSET);

iowrite32(len, fifo->base_addr + XLLF_TLR_OFFSET);
--
2.43.0