[PATCH 0/3] crypto: Use int type to store negative error codes

[PATCH 0/3] crypto: Use int type to store negative error codes

[Qianfeng Rong]

The 'ret' variable usually is used to store returns from some functions,
which return either zero on success or negative error codes on failure.

Storing the negative error codes in unsigned type, doesn't cause an issue
at runtime but can be confusing.  Additionally, assigning negative error
codes to unsigned type may trigger a GCC warning when the -Wsign-conversion
flag is enabled.

Change 'ret' from u32/unsigned int to int type.  No effect on runtime.

Qianfeng Rong (3):
  crypto: ccp - Use int type to store negative error codes
  crypto: hisilicon/sec - Use int type to store negative error codes
  crypto: tegra - Use int type to store negative error codes

 drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c           | 3 ++-
 drivers/crypto/hisilicon/sec/sec_drv.c | 3 ++-
 drivers/crypto/tegra/tegra-se-hash.c   | 3 ++-
 3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

-- 
2.34.1

[PATCH 1/3] crypto: ccp - Use int type to store negative error codes

[Qianfeng Rong]

Change the 'ret' variable in __sev_do_cmd_locked() from unsigned int to
int, as it needs to store negative error codes.

No effect on runtime.

Signed-off-by: Qianfeng Rong <rongqianfeng@vivo.com>
---
 drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c b/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
index 4f000dc2e639..6c116f6f9b79 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
@@ -848,9 +848,10 @@ static int __sev_do_cmd_locked(int cmd, void *data, int *psp_ret)
 	struct sev_device *sev;
 	unsigned int cmdbuff_hi, cmdbuff_lo;
 	unsigned int phys_lsb, phys_msb;
-	unsigned int reg, ret = 0;
+	unsigned int reg;
 	void *cmd_buf;
 	int buf_len;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (!psp || !psp->sev_data)
 		return -ENODEV;
-- 
2.34.1

[PATCH 2/3] crypto: hisilicon/sec - Use int type to store negative error codes

[Qianfeng Rong]

Change the 'ret' variable in sec_hw_init() from u32 to int, as
it needs to store either negative error codes or zero returned by
sec_ipv4_hashmask().

No effect on runtime.

Signed-off-by: Qianfeng Rong <rongqianfeng@vivo.com>
---
 drivers/crypto/hisilicon/sec/sec_drv.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/crypto/hisilicon/sec/sec_drv.c b/drivers/crypto/hisilicon/sec/sec_drv.c
index ef0cb733c92c..129cb6faa0b7 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/hisilicon/sec/sec_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/hisilicon/sec/sec_drv.c
@@ -922,7 +922,8 @@ static int sec_hw_init(struct sec_dev_info *info)
 	struct iommu_domain *domain;
 	u32 sec_ipv4_mask = 0;
 	u32 sec_ipv6_mask[10] = {};
-	u32 i, ret;
+	int ret;
+	u32 i;
 
 	domain = iommu_get_domain_for_dev(info->dev);
 
-- 
2.34.1

[PATCH 3/3] crypto: tegra - Use int type to store negative error codes

[Qianfeng Rong]

Change the 'ret' variable in tegra_sha_do_update() from unsigned int to
int, as it needs to store either negative error codes or zero returned
by tegra_se_host1x_submit().

No effect on runtime.

Signed-off-by: Qianfeng Rong <rongqianfeng@vivo.com>
---
 drivers/crypto/tegra/tegra-se-hash.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/crypto/tegra/tegra-se-hash.c b/drivers/crypto/tegra/tegra-se-hash.c
index d09b4aaeecef..4a298ace6e9f 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/tegra/tegra-se-hash.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/tegra/tegra-se-hash.c
@@ -400,8 +400,9 @@ static int tegra_sha_do_update(struct ahash_request *req)
 	struct tegra_sha_ctx *ctx = crypto_ahash_ctx(crypto_ahash_reqtfm(req));
 	struct tegra_sha_reqctx *rctx = ahash_request_ctx(req);
 	struct tegra_se *se = ctx->se;
-	unsigned int nblks, nresidue, size, ret;
+	unsigned int nblks, nresidue, size;
 	u32 *cpuvaddr = se->cmdbuf->addr;
+	int ret;
 
 	nresidue = (req->nbytes + rctx->residue.size) % rctx->blk_size;
 	nblks = (req->nbytes + rctx->residue.size) / rctx->blk_size;
-- 
2.34.1

Re: [PATCH 1/3] crypto: ccp - Use int type to store negative error codes

[Tom Lendacky]

On 9/3/25 08:25, Qianfeng Rong wrote:
> Change the 'ret' variable in __sev_do_cmd_locked() from unsigned int to
> int, as it needs to store negative error codes.
> 
> No effect on runtime.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Qianfeng Rong <rongqianfeng@vivo.com>

Acked-by: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@amd.com>

Not sure it needs to be initialized either, but not worth changing that
as part of this patch.

> ---
>  drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c b/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
> index 4f000dc2e639..6c116f6f9b79 100644
> --- a/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
> +++ b/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
> @@ -848,9 +848,10 @@ static int __sev_do_cmd_locked(int cmd, void *data, int *psp_ret)
>  	struct sev_device *sev;
>  	unsigned int cmdbuff_hi, cmdbuff_lo;
>  	unsigned int phys_lsb, phys_msb;
> -	unsigned int reg, ret = 0;
> +	unsigned int reg;
>  	void *cmd_buf;
>  	int buf_len;
> +	int ret = 0;
>  
>  	if (!psp || !psp->sev_data)
>  		return -ENODEV;

Re: [PATCH 0/3] crypto: Use int type to store negative error codes

[Herbert Xu]

On Wed, Sep 03, 2025 at 09:25:34PM +0800, Qianfeng Rong wrote:
> The 'ret' variable usually is used to store returns from some functions,
> which return either zero on success or negative error codes on failure.
> 
> Storing the negative error codes in unsigned type, doesn't cause an issue
> at runtime but can be confusing.  Additionally, assigning negative error
> codes to unsigned type may trigger a GCC warning when the -Wsign-conversion
> flag is enabled.
> 
> Change 'ret' from u32/unsigned int to int type.  No effect on runtime.
> 
> Qianfeng Rong (3):
>   crypto: ccp - Use int type to store negative error codes
>   crypto: hisilicon/sec - Use int type to store negative error codes
>   crypto: tegra - Use int type to store negative error codes
> 
>  drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c           | 3 ++-
>  drivers/crypto/hisilicon/sec/sec_drv.c | 3 ++-
>  drivers/crypto/tegra/tegra-se-hash.c   | 3 ++-
>  3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> -- 
> 2.34.1

All applied.  Thanks.
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