linux-kernel - Re: Display class

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Date:	Fri, 29 Dec 2006 22:32:43 -0500
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...ightbb.com>
To:	James Simmons <jsimmons@...radead.org>
Cc:	Miguel Ojeda <maxextreme@...il.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Fbdev development list 
	<linux-fbdev-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	Luming Yu <Luming.yu@...el.com>,
	Andrew Zabolotny <zap@...elink.ru>, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-discuss@...dhelds.org
Subject: Re: Display class

Hi,

On Tuesday 05 December 2006 13:03, James Simmons wrote:
> +int probe_edid(struct display_device *dev, void *data)
> +{
> +       struct fb_monspecs spec;
> +       ssize_t size = 45;

const ssize_t size = 45? 

> +
> +       dev->name = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);

Why do you need kzalloc here?

> +       fb_edid_to_monspecs((unsigned char *) data, &spec);
> +       strcpy(dev->name, spec.manufacturer);

You seem to be overwriting dev->name in the very next line?

> +       return snprintf(dev->name, size, "%s %s %s\n", spec.manufacturer, spec.monitor, spec.ascii);
> 

Is result of snprintf interesting to the callers?

-- 
Dmitry
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