linux-kernel - [PATCH 13/14] USB: visor: fix DMA buffers on stack

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Date:	Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:01:57 +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,
	Johan Hovold <jhovold@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH 13/14] USB: visor: fix DMA buffers on stack


Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <jhovold@...il.com>
---
 drivers/usb/serial/visor.c |   26 ++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/visor.c b/drivers/usb/serial/visor.c
index ad1f923..178e4d9 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/visor.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/visor.c
@@ -807,10 +807,14 @@ static int clie_3_5_startup(struct usb_serial *serial)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &serial->dev->dev;
 	int result;
-	u8 data;
+	u8 *data;
 
 	dbg("%s", __func__);
 
+	data = kmalloc(1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!data)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	/*
 	 * Note that PEG-300 series devices expect the following two calls.
 	 */
@@ -818,36 +822,42 @@ static int clie_3_5_startup(struct usb_serial *serial)
 	/* get the config number */
 	result = usb_control_msg(serial->dev, usb_rcvctrlpipe(serial->dev, 0),
 				  USB_REQ_GET_CONFIGURATION, USB_DIR_IN,
-				  0, 0, &data, 1, 3000);
+				  0, 0, data, 1, 3000);
 	if (result < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "%s: get config number failed: %d\n",
 							__func__, result);
-		return result;
+		goto out;
 	}
 	if (result != 1) {
 		dev_err(dev, "%s: get config number bad return length: %d\n",
 							__func__, result);
-		return -EIO;
+		result = -EIO;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	/* get the interface number */
 	result = usb_control_msg(serial->dev, usb_rcvctrlpipe(serial->dev, 0),
 				  USB_REQ_GET_INTERFACE,
 				  USB_DIR_IN | USB_RECIP_INTERFACE,
-				  0, 0, &data, 1, 3000);
+				  0, 0, data, 1, 3000);
 	if (result < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "%s: get interface number failed: %d\n",
 							__func__, result);
-		return result;
+		goto out;
 	}
 	if (result != 1) {
 		dev_err(dev,
 			"%s: get interface number bad return length: %d\n",
 							__func__, result);
-		return -EIO;
+		result = -EIO;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
-	return generic_startup(serial);
+	result = generic_startup(serial);
+out:
+	kfree(data);
+
+	return result;
 }
 
 static int treo_attach(struct usb_serial *serial)
-- 
1.6.6

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