linux-kernel - [PATCH 11/13] USB: oti6858: fix DMA buffer on stack

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Date:	Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:48:07 +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 11/13] USB: oti6858: fix DMA buffer on stack


Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <jhovold@...il.com>
---
 drivers/usb/serial/oti6858.c |   13 ++++++++++---
 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/oti6858.c b/drivers/usb/serial/oti6858.c
index c644e26..2ae97e7 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/oti6858.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/oti6858.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ void send_data(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct usb_serial_port *port = priv->port;
 	int count = 0, result;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	unsigned char allow;
+	u8 *allow;
 
 	dbg("%s(port = %d)", __func__, port->number);
 
@@ -321,13 +321,20 @@ void send_data(struct work_struct *work)
 		count = port->bulk_out_size;
 
 	if (count != 0) {
+		allow = kmalloc(1, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!allow) {
+			dev_err(&port->dev, "%s(): kmalloc failed\n",
+					__func__);
+			return;
+		}
 		result = usb_control_msg(port->serial->dev,
 				usb_rcvctrlpipe(port->serial->dev, 0),
 				OTI6858_REQ_T_CHECK_TXBUFF,
 				OTI6858_REQ_CHECK_TXBUFF,
-				count, 0, &allow, 1, 100);
-		if (result != 1 || allow != 0)
+				count, 0, allow, 1, 100);
+		if (result != 1 || *allow != 0)
 			count = 0;
+		kfree(allow);
 	}
 
 	if (count == 0) {
-- 
1.6.6

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