linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: usb: hso: use swap macro in hso_kick

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Date:   Wed, 11 Jul 2018 22:58:21 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     gustavo@...eddedor.com
Cc:     linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: usb: hso: use swap macro in hso_kick_transmit

From: "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavo@...eddedor.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2018 10:40:48 -0500

> @@ -1748,14 +1747,11 @@ static void hso_kick_transmit(struct hso_serial *serial)
>  		goto out;
>  
>  	/* Switch pointers around to avoid memcpy */
> -	temp = serial->tx_buffer;
> -	serial->tx_buffer = serial->tx_data;
> -	serial->tx_data = temp;
> +	swap(serial->tx_buffer, serial->tx_data);
>  	serial->tx_data_count = serial->tx_buffer_count;
>  	serial->tx_buffer_count = 0;
>  
> -	/* If temp is set, it means we switched buffers */
> -	if (temp && serial->write_data) {
> +	if (serial->write_data) {

I think temp can be NULL here, you have to retain this check.