linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] INPUT: fix hidinput_connect ignoring retval from input_register

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Message-ID: <4725A948.7030603@garzik.org>
Date:	Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:35:04 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Dirk Hohndel <hohndel@...ux.intel.com>
CC:	Jiri Kosina <jikos@...os.cz>, linux-input@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] INPUT: fix hidinput_connect ignoring retval from input_register_device

Dirk Hohndel wrote:
> [INPUT] hidinput_connect incorrectly ignored return value from input_register_device
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dirk Hohndel <hohndel@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> ---
>  drivers/hid/hid-input.c |   12 ++++++++++--
>  1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-input.c b/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
> index dd332f2..880161b 100644
> --- a/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
> +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
> @@ -1186,13 +1186,21 @@ int hidinput_connect(struct hid_device *hid)
>  				 * UGCI) cram a lot of unrelated inputs into the
>  				 * same interface. */
>  				hidinput->report = report;
> -				input_register_device(hidinput->input);
> +				if (input_register_device(hidinput->input)) {
> +					input_free_device(hidinput->input);
> +					kfree(hidinput);
> +					return -1;
> +				}
>  				hidinput = NULL;
>  			}
>  		}
>  
>  	if (hidinput)
> -		input_register_device(hidinput->input);
> +		if (input_register_device(hidinput->input)) {
> +			input_free_device(hidinput->input);
> +			kfree(hidinput);
> +			return -1;

ACK, thanks for revising



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