linux-kernel - [PATCH 08/21] TTY: hci_ldisc, remove invalid check in open

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Date:	Thu, 18 Oct 2012 22:26:34 +0200
From:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
To:	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Cc:	alan@...ux.intel.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	jirislaby@...il.com, Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>,
	Gustavo Padovan <gustavo@...ovan.org>,
	Johan Hedberg <johan.hedberg@...il.com>,
	linux-bluetooth@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 08/21] TTY: hci_ldisc, remove invalid check in open

hci_ldisc's open checks if tty_struct->disc_data is set. And if so it
returns with an error. But nothing ensures disc_data to be NULL. And
since ld->ops->open shall be called only once, we do not need the
check at all. So remove it.

Note that this is not an issue now, but n_tty will start using the
disc_data pointer and this invalid 'if' would trigger then rendering
TTYs over BT unusable.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
Cc: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>
Cc: Gustavo Padovan <gustavo@...ovan.org>
Cc: Johan Hedberg <johan.hedberg@...il.com>
Cc: linux-bluetooth@...r.kernel.org
---
 drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c | 7 +------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
index c8abce3..ed0fade 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
@@ -270,15 +270,10 @@ static int hci_uart_send_frame(struct sk_buff *skb)
  */
 static int hci_uart_tty_open(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
-	struct hci_uart *hu = (void *) tty->disc_data;
+	struct hci_uart *hu;
 
 	BT_DBG("tty %p", tty);
 
-	/* FIXME: This btw is bogus, nothing requires the old ldisc to clear
-	   the pointer */
-	if (hu)
-		return -EEXIST;
-
 	/* Error if the tty has no write op instead of leaving an exploitable
 	   hole */
 	if (tty->ops->write == NULL)
-- 
1.7.12.3


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