linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: input: serio: New driver to support Hyper-V synthetic keyboard

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Message-ID: <117fbf407a554684b4d72ab06b033eeb@SN2PR03MB061.namprd03.prod.outlook.com>
Date:	Mon, 16 Sep 2013 18:42:25 +0000
From:	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
To:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
CC:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	"olaf@...fle.de" <olaf@...fle.de>,
	"gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	"jasowang@...hat.com" <jasowang@...hat.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"vojtech@...e.cz" <vojtech@...e.cz>,
	"linux-input@...r.kernel.org" <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
	"apw@...onical.com" <apw@...onical.com>,
	"devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: input: serio: New driver to support
 Hyper-V synthetic keyboard



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Carpenter [mailto:dan.carpenter@...cle.com]
> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 11:33 AM
> To: KY Srinivasan
> Cc: Dmitry Torokhov; olaf@...fle.de; gregkh@...uxfoundation.org;
> jasowang@...hat.com; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; vojtech@...e.cz; linux-
> input@...r.kernel.org; apw@...onical.com; devel@...uxdriverproject.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: input: serio: New driver to support Hyper-V
> synthetic keyboard
> 
> Just roll something like the following into your patch.
> 
> regards,
> dan carpenter
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/hyperv-keyboard.c b/drivers/input/serio/hyperv-
> keyboard.c
> index 0d4625f..262721b 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/serio/hyperv-keyboard.c
> +++ b/drivers/input/serio/hyperv-keyboard.c
> @@ -151,15 +151,18 @@ static void hv_kbd_free_device(struct hv_kbd_dev
> *device)
>  }
> 
>  static void hv_kbd_on_receive(struct hv_device *device,
> -				struct vmpacket_descriptor *packet)
> +			      struct vmpacket_descriptor *packet, size_t size)
>  {
>  	struct synth_kbd_msg *msg;
>  	struct hv_kbd_dev *kbd_dev = hv_get_drvdata(device);
>  	struct synth_kbd_keystroke *ks_msg;
> +	int offset;
>  	u16 scan_code;
> 
> -	msg = (struct synth_kbd_msg *)((unsigned long)packet +
> -					(packet->offset8 << 3));
> +	offset = packet->offset8 << 3;
> +	if (offset + sizeof(struct synth_kbd_protocol_response) > size)
> +		return;
> +	msg = (void *)packet + offset;
> 
>  	switch (msg->header.type) {
>  	case SYNTH_KBD_PROTOCOL_RESPONSE:
> @@ -220,7 +223,7 @@ static void hv_kbd_on_channel_callback(void *context)
>  				break;
> 
>  			case VM_PKT_DATA_INBAND:
> -				hv_kbd_on_receive(device, desc);
> +				hv_kbd_on_receive(device, desc, bytes_recvd);
>  				break;
> 
>  			default:

Dan,

Rolling the changes you have indicated is not the issue; this can trivially be done.
My contention is that it is not needed given that the underlying function is already
doing that. Look at the function  vmbus_recvpacket_raw() in drivers/hv/channel.c.

Regards,

K. Y


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