linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/5] USB: ftdi_sio: fix latency-timeout endianess bug

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Date:	Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:42:08 +0100
From:	Johan Hovold <jhovold@...il.com>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
Cc:	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Matti Aarnio <matti.aarnio@...iler.org>,
	Johan Hovold <jhovold@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH 2/5] USB: ftdi_sio: fix latency-timeout endianess bug

Also fixes DMA transfer to stack for latency buffer.

Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <jhovold@...il.com>
---
 drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c |   14 ++++++++++----
 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
index a952a3a..6d191fb 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
@@ -1162,22 +1162,28 @@ static int read_latency_timer(struct usb_serial_port *port)
 {
 	struct ftdi_private *priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
 	struct usb_device *udev = port->serial->dev;
-	unsigned short latency = 0;
+	unsigned char *buf;
 	int rv = 0;
 
 	dbg("%s", __func__);
 
+	buf = kmalloc(1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	rv = usb_control_msg(udev,
 			     usb_rcvctrlpipe(udev, 0),
 			     FTDI_SIO_GET_LATENCY_TIMER_REQUEST,
 			     FTDI_SIO_GET_LATENCY_TIMER_REQUEST_TYPE,
 			     0, priv->interface,
-			     (char *) &latency, 1, WDR_TIMEOUT);
-
+			     buf, 1, WDR_TIMEOUT);
 	if (rv < 0)
 		dev_err(&port->dev, "Unable to read latency timer: %i\n", rv);
 	else
-		priv->latency = latency;
+		priv->latency = buf[0];
+
+	kfree(buf);
+
 	return rv;
 }
 
-- 
1.6.6.rc4

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