Subject: bin/24008: incorrect macro in ndbootd header
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.NetBSD.org>
From: None <jeffi@rcn.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 01/06/2004 20:26:55
>Number:         24008
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       incorrect macro in ndbootd header
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    bin-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Jan 06 20:27:00 UTC 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Jeff Ito
>Release:        1.6ZG
>Organization:
>Environment:
1.6ZG
>Description:
In ndbootd.h MAX is defined as
#define MAX(a, b) ((a) < (b) ? (a) : (b))
of course it should read
#define MAX(a, b) ((a) > (b) ? (a) : (b))

MAX is never used in code, MIN however is. So the macro should be removed, or corrected.
>How-To-Repeat:
N/A
>Fix:
Index: ndbootd.h
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/nbsd/src/usr.sbin/ndbootd/ndbootd.h,v
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -u -r1.4 ndbootd.h
--- ndbootd.h   17 Aug 2003 22:34:17 -0000      1.4
+++ ndbootd.h   6 Jan 2004 20:01:01 -0000
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 #define strerror(e) ((e) < sys_nerr ? sys_errlist[e] : "unknown error")
 #endif                         /* !HAVE_STRERROR */
 #ifndef MAX
-#define MAX(a, b) ((a) < (b) ? (a) : (b))
+#define MAX(a, b) ((a) > (b) ? (a) : (b))
 #endif                         /* !MAX */
 #ifndef MIN
 #define MIN(a, b) ((a) < (b) ? (a) : (b))

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