linux-kernel - [PATCH -next 9/9] n_tty: Only process packet mode data in raw mode

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Date:	Thu, 16 Oct 2014 15:33:30 -0400
From:	Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
	One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>
Subject: [PATCH -next 9/9] n_tty: Only process packet mode data in raw mode

Packet mode can only be set for a pty master, and a pty master is
always in raw mode since its termios cannot be changed.

Signed-off-by: Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>
---
 drivers/tty/n_tty.c | 21 +++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
index 602dbc2..379f60c 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
@@ -2228,16 +2228,6 @@ static ssize_t n_tty_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 		}
 		__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 
-		/* Deal with packet mode. */
-		if (packet && b == buf) {
-			if (tty_put_user(tty, TIOCPKT_DATA, b++)) {
-				retval = -EFAULT;
-				b--;
-				break;
-			}
-			nr--;
-		}
-
 		if (ldata->icanon && !L_EXTPROC(tty)) {
 			retval = canon_copy_from_read_buf(tty, &b, &nr);
 			if (retval == -EAGAIN) {
@@ -2247,6 +2237,17 @@ static ssize_t n_tty_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 				break;
 		} else {
 			int uncopied;
+
+			/* Deal with packet mode. */
+			if (packet && b == buf) {
+				if (tty_put_user(tty, TIOCPKT_DATA, b++)) {
+					retval = -EFAULT;
+					b--;
+					break;
+				}
+				nr--;
+			}
+
 			/* The copy function takes the read lock and handles
 			   locking internally for this case */
 			uncopied = copy_from_read_buf(tty, &b, &nr);
-- 
2.1.1

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