Currently, the error handling for the call to function
phy_read_paged() doesn't work because *reg_val* is of
type u16 (16 bits, unsigned), which makes it impossible
for it to hold a value less than 0.
Fix this by changing the type of variable *reg_val* to int.
Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1473970 ("Unsigned compared against 0")
Fixes: 6a0bfbbe20b0 ("net: phy: mscc: migrate to phy_select/restore_page
functions")
Reviewed-by: Quentin Schulz <quentin.sch...@bootlin.com>
Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gust...@embeddedor.com>
---
Changes in v3:
- Post patch to netdev.
Changes in v2:
- Add Quentin's Reviewed-by to the commit log.
drivers/net/phy/mscc.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mscc.c b/drivers/net/phy/mscc.c
index bffe077..bff56c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mscc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mscc.c
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ static int vsc85xx_mdix_set(struct phy_device *phydev, u8
mdix)
static int vsc85xx_downshift_get(struct phy_device *phydev, u8 *count)
{
- u16 reg_val;
+ int reg_val;
reg_val = phy_read_paged(phydev, MSCC_PHY_PAGE_EXTENDED,
MSCC_PHY_ACTIPHY_CNTL);
--
2.7.4
