linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] video_device: don't free_irq() an element past array vpif

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Date:	Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:25:56 -0600
From:	"Karicheri, Muralidharan" <m-karicheri2@...com>
To:	roel kluin <roel.kluin@...il.com>
CC:	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>,
	"linux-media@...r.kernel.org" <linux-media@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] video_device: don't free_irq() an element past array
 	vpif_obj.dev[] and fix test



>>>-      if (!std_info)
>>>+      if (!std_info->stdid)
>>>               return -1;
>>>
>> This is a NACK. We shouldn't check for stdid since the function is
>supposed
>> to update std_info. So just remove
>>
>> if (!std_info)
>>        return -1;
>
>I don't see how std_info could get updated. consider the loop in case
>std_info->stdid equals 0:

Ok. You are right! The ch_params[] is a table for keeping the information
about different standards supported. For a given stdid in std_info, the function matches the stdid with that in the table and get the corresponding entry.


>> I am okay with the below change. So please re-submit the patch with the
>> above change and my ACK.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Murali
>>
>
>>>+      if (k == VPIF_DISPLAY_MAX_DEVICES)
>>>+              k = VPIF_DISPLAY_MAX_DEVICES - 1;
>
>actually I think this is still not right. shouldn't it be be
>
>k = VPIF_DISPLAY_MAX_DEVICES - 1;

What you mean here? What you suggest here is same as in your patch, right?

Murali
>
>> are you using this driver in your project?
>
>No, I just found this in the code.
>
>Thanks, Roel