linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] HID: Increase maximum report size allowed by hid_field

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Message-ID: <CAO-hwJKctsp9=ZJuJB6YRtA+RHuv1NJ+9cWp9hub8oATh1MXCA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 21 May 2019 15:58:01 +0200
From:   Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>
To:     Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>
Cc:     Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@...onical.com>,
        "open list:HID CORE LAYER" <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
        lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ronald Tschalär <ronald@...ovation.ch>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] HID: Increase maximum report size allowed by hid_field_extract()

On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 9:30 PM Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 26 Apr 2019, Kai-Heng Feng wrote:
>
> > >Ronald (Cc-ed) raised quite a good point:
> > >what's the benefit of removing the error message if this function (and
> > >__extract) can only report an unsigned 32 bits value?
> >
> > I didn’t spot this, sorry.
> >
> > >
> > >My take is we should revert 94a9992f7dbdfb28976b upstream and think at
> > >a better solution.
> >
> > I think using a new fix to replace it will be a better approach, as it at
> > least partially solves the issue.
>
> Guys, did this fall in between cracks? Is anyone planning to send a fixup?
>

Kai-Heng, have you been able to work on that?

Cheers,
Benjamin