linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] HID:hid-logitech: Prevent possibility of infinite loop when using /sys interface

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Date:	Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:30:20 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
To:	Simon Wood <simon@...gewell.org>
cc:	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] HID:hid-logitech: Prevent possibility of infinite loop
 when using /sys interface

On Wed, 6 Aug 2014, Simon Wood wrote:

> If the device data is not accessible for some reason, returning 0 will cause the call to be
> continuously called again as none of the string has been 'consumed'.

Hi Simon,

this patch is missing signoff.

> ---
>  drivers/hid/hid-lg4ff.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-lg4ff.c b/drivers/hid/hid-lg4ff.c
> index cc2bd20..7835717 100644
> --- a/drivers/hid/hid-lg4ff.c
> +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-lg4ff.c
> @@ -451,13 +451,13 @@ static ssize_t lg4ff_range_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *at
>  	drv_data = hid_get_drvdata(hid);
>  	if (!drv_data) {
>  		hid_err(hid, "Private driver data not found!\n");
> -		return 0;
> +		return -EINVAL;
>  	}
>  
>  	entry = drv_data->device_props;
>  	if (!entry) {
>  		hid_err(hid, "Device properties not found!\n");
> -		return 0;
> +		return -EINVAL;
>  	}
>  
>  	if (range == 0)

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs
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