linux-kernel - [PATCH 4.10 064/111] mei: dont wait for os version message reply

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Date:   Tue, 28 Mar 2017 14:30:50 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Alexander Usyskin <alexander.usyskin@...el.com>,
        Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
Subject: [PATCH 4.10 064/111] mei: dont wait for os version message reply

4.10-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Alexander Usyskin <alexander.usyskin@...el.com>

commit c6240cacdb2c3cb56a21fb3ea0c105154ab87a2a upstream.

The driver still struggles with firmwares that do not replay to the OS
version request. It is safe not waiting for the replay. First, the driver
doesn't do anything with the replay second the connection is closed
immediately, hence the packet will be just safely discarded in case it
is received and last the driver won't get stuck if the firmware won't
reply.

Signed-off-by: Alexander Usyskin <alexander.usyskin@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

---
 drivers/misc/mei/bus-fixup.c |   14 ++------------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

--- a/drivers/misc/mei/bus-fixup.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/bus-fixup.c
@@ -112,11 +112,9 @@ struct mkhi_msg {
 
 static int mei_osver(struct mei_cl_device *cldev)
 {
-	int ret;
 	const size_t size = sizeof(struct mkhi_msg_hdr) +
 			    sizeof(struct mkhi_fwcaps) +
 			    sizeof(struct mei_os_ver);
-	size_t length = 8;
 	char buf[size];
 	struct mkhi_msg *req;
 	struct mkhi_fwcaps *fwcaps;
@@ -137,15 +135,7 @@ static int mei_osver(struct mei_cl_devic
 	os_ver = (struct mei_os_ver *)fwcaps->data;
 	os_ver->os_type = OSTYPE_LINUX;
 
-	ret = __mei_cl_send(cldev->cl, buf, size, mode);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = __mei_cl_recv(cldev->cl, buf, length, 0);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	return 0;
+	return __mei_cl_send(cldev->cl, buf, size, mode);
 }
 
 static void mei_mkhi_fix(struct mei_cl_device *cldev)
@@ -160,7 +150,7 @@ static void mei_mkhi_fix(struct mei_cl_d
 		return;
 
 	ret = mei_osver(cldev);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_err(&cldev->dev, "OS version command failed %d\n", ret);
 
 	mei_cldev_disable(cldev);