perf tools: Fix handling read result using a signed variable

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The function can return negative value, assigning it to unsigned
variable can cause memory corruption.

The problem has been detected using proposed semantic patch
scripts/coccinelle/tests/unsigned_lesser_than_zero.cocci [1].

[1]: http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/2038576

Signed-off-by: Andrzej Hajda <a.hajda@samsung.com>
Cc: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@samsung.com>
Cc: Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@samsung.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Cc: kernel-janitors@vger.kernel.org
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1444122017-16856-1-git-send-email-a.hajda@samsung.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>

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Andrzej Hajda 2015-10-06 11:00:17 +02:00 • committed by Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

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