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

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Date:	Thu, 16 Jan 2014 15:49:37 +0000
From:	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
To:	Olaf Hering <olaf@...fle.de>
CC:	"gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
	"apw@...onical.com" <apw@...onical.com>,
	"jasowang@...hat.com" <jasowang@...hat.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH V2 1/1] Drivers: hv: Implement the file copy service



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Olaf Hering [mailto:olaf@...fle.de]
> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 3:27 AM
> To: KY Srinivasan
> 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);
> > +}
Olaf,

I will make the changes in the next version of this patch.

Thank you,

K. Y