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Message-ID: <CALF0-+WigCJULSdSzSKNUbNJ2S_v=jN1h7t3xZTp7NwxZjL09w@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 14:44:38 -0300 From: Ezequiel Garcia <elezegarcia@...il.com> To: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com> Cc: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-media@...r.kernel.org, Julia.Lawall@...6.fr, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, Peter Senna Tschudin <peter.senna@...il.com> Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/23] uvc: Replace memcpy with struct assignment On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 9:19 PM, Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com> wrote: > Hi Ezequiel, > > On Thursday 27 December 2012 21:49:37 Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: >> Em Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:12:46 -0300 Ezequiel Garcia escreveu: >> > On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Ezequiel Garcia wrote: >> > > This kind of memcpy() is error-prone. Its replacement with a struct >> > > assignment is prefered because it's type-safe and much easier to read. >> > > >> > > Found by coccinelle. Hand patched and reviewed. >> > > Tested by compilation only. >> > > >> > > A simplified version of the semantic match that finds this problem is as >> > > follows: (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/) >> > > >> > > // <smpl> >> > > @@ >> > > identifier struct_name; >> > > struct struct_name to; >> > > struct struct_name from; >> > > expression E; >> > > @@ >> > > -memcpy(&(to), &(from), E); >> > > +to = from; >> > > // </smpl> >> > > >> > > Cc: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com> >> > > Signed-off-by: Peter Senna Tschudin <peter.senna@...il.com> >> > > Signed-off-by: Ezequiel Garcia <elezegarcia@...il.com> >> > > --- >> > > >> > > drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c | 6 +++--- >> > > 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) >> > > >> > > diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c >> > > b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c index f00db30..4fc8737 100644 >> > > --- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c >> > > +++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c >> > > @@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ static int uvc_v4l2_set_format(struct uvc_streaming >> > > *stream, >> > > goto done; >> > > } >> > > >> > > - memcpy(&stream->ctrl, &probe, sizeof probe); >> > > + stream->ctrl = probe; >> > > >> > > stream->cur_format = format; >> > > stream->cur_frame = frame; >> > > @@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ static int uvc_v4l2_set_streamparm(struct >> > > uvc_streaming *stream, >> > > return -EBUSY; >> > > } >> > > >> > > - memcpy(&probe, &stream->ctrl, sizeof probe); >> > > + probe = stream->ctrl; >> > > probe.dwFrameInterval = >> > > uvc_try_frame_interval(stream->cur_frame, interval); >> > > >> > > @@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ static int uvc_v4l2_set_streamparm(struct >> > > uvc_streaming *stream, >> > > return ret; >> > > } >> > > >> > > - memcpy(&stream->ctrl, &probe, sizeof probe); >> > > + stream->ctrl = probe; >> > > mutex_unlock(&stream->mutex); >> > > >> > > /* Return the actual frame period. */ >> > >> > It seems you've marked this one as "Changes requested" [1]. >> > However, Laurent didn't request any change, >> > but just pointed out we missed one memcpy replacement candidate. >> > >> > I believe it's safe to apply the patch (together with the other 20 >> > patches) and we can fix the missing spot in another patch. >> >> The other patches got applied already. Well just do whatever Laurent asked >> you and re-submit this one ;) > > Could you please resubmit this patch with the missed memcpy replaced by a > struct assignment ? I'll then add it to my tree. > Sure! Thanks, -- Ezequiel -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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