linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 1/1] Drivers: hv: Implement the file copy service

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Date:	Thu, 16 Jan 2014 12:26:33 +0100
From:	Olaf Hering <olaf@...fle.de>
To:	"K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@...rosoft.com>
Cc:	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	devel@...uxdriverproject.org, apw@...onical.com,
	jasowang@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 1/1] Drivers: hv: Implement the file copy service

On Tue, Jan 14, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:

This function should return valid numbers:

> +static ssize_t fcopy_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
> +			size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
> +{
> +	int error = 0;
> +
> +	if (count != sizeof(int))
> +		return 0;

Should be an error.

> +
> +	if (copy_from_user(&error, buf, sizeof(int)))
> +		return -EFAULT;
> +
> +	if (in_hand_shake) {
> +		fcopy_handle_handshake();
> +		return 0;

Should be sizeof(int).

> +	}
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Complete the transaction by forwarding the result
> +	 * to the host. But first, cancel the timeout.
> +	 */
> +	if (cancel_delayed_work_sync(&fcopy_work))
> +		fcopy_respond_to_host(error);
> +
> +	return sizeof(int);
> +}

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