Re: [PATCH] use clamp_t in UNAME26 fix

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Fri Oct 19 2012 - 23:22:07 EST


On Fri, 19 Oct 2012 18:45:53 -0700 Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> The min/max call needed to have explicit types on some architectures
> (e.g. mn10300). Use clamp_t instead to avoid the warning.
>
> kernel/sys.c: In function 'override_release':
> kernel/sys.c:1287:10: warning: comparison of distinct pointer types lacks a cast [enabled by default]
>
> Reported-by: Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Needs a cc:stable in the changelog before committing, please.
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