linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] w35und: fix usb_control_msg() error handling in wb35

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Date:	Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:42:37 +0100
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>
To:	Pekka J Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@...ah.com>,
	Sandro Bonazzola <sandro.bonazzola@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] w35und: fix usb_control_msg() error handling in wb35_probe()

> From: Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
> 
> If successful, the usb_control_msg() function returns the number of
> bytes transferred. Fix up wb35_probe() to only bail out if the function
> returns a negative number.
> 
> Reported-by: Sandro Bonazzola <sandro.bonazzola@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>

Acked-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>

> ---
>  drivers/staging/winbond/wbusb.c |   14 ++++++++------
>  1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/winbond/wbusb.c b/drivers/staging/winbond/wbusb.c
> index fd5c8eb..7ced028 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/winbond/wbusb.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/winbond/wbusb.c
> @@ -302,17 +302,19 @@ static int wb35_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
>  	struct usb_device *udev = interface_to_usbdev(intf);
>  	struct wbsoft_priv *priv;
>  	struct ieee80211_hw *dev;
> -	int err;
> +	int err, nr;
>  
>  	usb_get_dev(udev);
>  
>  	/* Check if the device has already been opened */
> -	err = usb_control_msg(udev, usb_rcvctrlpipe(udev, 0),
> -			      0x01,
> -			      USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_DEVICE | USB_DIR_IN,
> -			      0x0, 0x400, &ltmp, 4, HZ * 100);
> -	if (err)
> +	nr = usb_control_msg(udev, usb_rcvctrlpipe(udev, 0),
> +			     0x01,
> +			     USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_DEVICE | USB_DIR_IN,
> +			     0x0, 0x400, &ltmp, 4, HZ * 100);
> +	if (nr < 0) {
> +		err = nr;
>  		goto error;
> +	}
>  
>  	/* Is already initialized? */
>  	ltmp = cpu_to_le32(ltmp);

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