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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/reed_solomon/decode_rs.c b/lib/reed_solomon/decode_rs.c
index 78629bbe6590..b7264a712d46 100644
--- a/lib/reed_solomon/decode_rs.c
+++ b/lib/reed_solomon/decode_rs.c
@@ -42,8 +42,18 @@
 	BUG_ON(pad < 0 || pad >= nn - nroots);
 
 	/* Does the caller provide the syndrome ? */
-	if (s != NULL)
-		goto decode;
+	if (s != NULL) {
+		for (i = 0; i < nroots; i++) {
+			/* The syndrome is in index form,
+			 * so nn represents zero
+			 */
+			if (s[i] != nn)
+				goto decode;
+		}
+
+		/* syndrome is zero, no errors to correct  */
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	/* form the syndromes; i.e., evaluate data(x) at roots of
 	 * g(x) */