linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Input: evdev - fix variable initialisation

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Date:	Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:37:08 -0800
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Dima Zavin <dima@...roid.com>
Cc:	Heiko Stübner <heiko@...ech.de>,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Input: evdev - fix variable initialisation

On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 01:40:42PM -0800, Dima Zavin wrote:
> ugh, thanks for fixing this.
> 
> On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 1:24 PM, Heiko Stübner <heiko@...ech.de> wrote:
> > Commit 509f87c5f564 (evdev - do not block waiting for an event if fd
> > is nonblock) created a code path were it was possible to use retval
> > uninitialized.
> >
> > This could lead to the xorg evdev input driver getting corrupt data
> > and refusing to work with log messages like
> >        AUO-Pixcir touchscreen: Read error: Success
> >        sg060_keys: Read error: Success
> >        AUO-Pixcir touchscreen: Read error: Success
> >        sg060_keys: Read error: Success
> > (for drivers auo-pixcir-ts and gpio-keys).
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Heiko Stuebner <heiko@...ech.de>
> 
> Acked-by: Dima Zavin <dima@...roid.com>
> 

Applied, thank you.

-- 
Dmitry
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