linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 03/15] usb: misc: cytherm: update to use usb_control_msg

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Date:   Sun, 29 Nov 2020 22:08:29 +0530
From:   Anant Thazhemadam <anant.thazhemadam@...il.com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/15] usb: misc: cytherm: update to use
 usb_control_msg_recv()


On 29/11/20 9:46 pm, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> There's no more need to dynamically allocate the buffer variable here
> now, right?  It can be on the stack as the change you made above allows
> that to work properly, no need to allocate the buffer twice in a row
> (once here and once in the USB core).
>
> That would make these functions less complex, always a good thing.
>
> You should check this on the other patches in this series as well.

Understood, I will do that. I apologize for the oversight.

Thanks,
Anant