diff mbox

hw_random: timeriomem-rng: Remove 'max < 4' condition check

Message ID 20170822162224.26801-1-prasannatsmkumar@gmail.com (mailing list archive)
State Accepted
Delegated to: Herbert Xu
Headers show

Commit Message

PrasannaKumar Muralidharan Aug. 22, 2017, 4:22 p.m. UTC
In read routiene max is always >= 4. The check whether 'max < 4' is not
necessary. Remove it.

Signed-off-by: PrasannaKumar Muralidharan <prasannatsmkumar@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/char/hw_random/timeriomem-rng.c | 7 -------
 1 file changed, 7 deletions(-)

Comments

Rick Altherr Aug. 22, 2017, 4:53 p.m. UTC | #1
On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 9:22 AM, PrasannaKumar Muralidharan
<prasannatsmkumar@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> In read routiene max is always >= 4. The check whether 'max < 4' is not
> necessary. Remove it.

Missed that in the header.

Acked-By: Rick Altherr <raltherr@google.com>

>
> Signed-off-by: PrasannaKumar Muralidharan <prasannatsmkumar@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/char/hw_random/timeriomem-rng.c | 7 -------
>  1 file changed, 7 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/timeriomem-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/timeriomem-rng.c
> index 03ff548..f615684 100644
> --- a/drivers/char/hw_random/timeriomem-rng.c
> +++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/timeriomem-rng.c
> @@ -53,13 +53,6 @@ static int timeriomem_rng_read(struct hwrng *hwrng, void *data,
>         int period_us = ktime_to_us(priv->period);
>
>         /*
> -        * The RNG provides 32-bits per read.  Ensure there is enough space for
> -        * at minimum one read.
> -        */
> -       if (max < sizeof(u32))
> -               return 0;
> -
> -       /*
>          * There may not have been enough time for new data to be generated
>          * since the last request.  If the caller doesn't want to wait, let them
>          * bail out.  Otherwise, wait for the completion.  If the new data has
> --
> 2.10.0
>
PrasannaKumar Muralidharan Aug. 23, 2017, 3:02 a.m. UTC | #2
Hi Rick,

On 22 August 2017 at 22:23, Rick Altherr <raltherr@google.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 9:22 AM, PrasannaKumar Muralidharan
> <prasannatsmkumar@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> In read routiene max is always >= 4. The check whether 'max < 4' is not
>> necessary. Remove it.
>
> Missed that in the header.

It was added recently so you could have not missed it.

>
> Acked-By: Rick Altherr <raltherr@google.com>
>
>>
>> Signed-off-by: PrasannaKumar Muralidharan <prasannatsmkumar@gmail.com>
>> ---
>>  drivers/char/hw_random/timeriomem-rng.c | 7 -------
>>  1 file changed, 7 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/timeriomem-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/timeriomem-rng.c
>> index 03ff548..f615684 100644
>> --- a/drivers/char/hw_random/timeriomem-rng.c
>> +++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/timeriomem-rng.c
>> @@ -53,13 +53,6 @@ static int timeriomem_rng_read(struct hwrng *hwrng, void *data,
>>         int period_us = ktime_to_us(priv->period);
>>
>>         /*
>> -        * The RNG provides 32-bits per read.  Ensure there is enough space for
>> -        * at minimum one read.
>> -        */
>> -       if (max < sizeof(u32))
>> -               return 0;
>> -
>> -       /*
>>          * There may not have been enough time for new data to be generated
>>          * since the last request.  If the caller doesn't want to wait, let them
>>          * bail out.  Otherwise, wait for the completion.  If the new data has
>> --
>> 2.10.0
>>

Regards,
PrasannaKumar
diff mbox

Patch

diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/timeriomem-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/timeriomem-rng.c
index 03ff548..f615684 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/timeriomem-rng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/timeriomem-rng.c
@@ -53,13 +53,6 @@  static int timeriomem_rng_read(struct hwrng *hwrng, void *data,
 	int period_us = ktime_to_us(priv->period);
 
 	/*
-	 * The RNG provides 32-bits per read.  Ensure there is enough space for
-	 * at minimum one read.
-	 */
-	if (max < sizeof(u32))
-		return 0;
-
-	/*
 	 * There may not have been enough time for new data to be generated
 	 * since the last request.  If the caller doesn't want to wait, let them
 	 * bail out.  Otherwise, wait for the completion.  If the new data has