On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 02:35:16PM +0530, Himadri Pandya wrote:
> Potential incorrect use of usb_control_msg() has resulted in new wrapper
> functions to enforce its correct usage with proper error check. Hence
> use these new wrapper functions instead of calling usb_control_msg()
> directly.
>
> Signed-off-by: Himadri Pandya <himadrispan...@gmail.com>
> ---
> drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c | 46 ++++------------------------------------
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
> index 2b2a841cd938..a38a85bef46a 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
> @@ -1982,64 +1982,26 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(usbnet_link_change);
> static int __usbnet_read_cmd(struct usbnet *dev, u8 cmd, u8 reqtype,
> u16 value, u16 index, void *data, u16 size)
> {
> - void *buf = NULL;
> - int err = -ENOMEM;
> -
> netdev_dbg(dev->net, "usbnet_read_cmd cmd=0x%02x reqtype=%02x"
> " value=0x%04x index=0x%04x size=%d\n",
> cmd, reqtype, value, index, size);
>
> - if (size) {
> - buf = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
> - if (!buf)
> - goto out;
> - }
> -
> - err = usb_control_msg(dev->udev, usb_rcvctrlpipe(dev->udev, 0),
> - cmd, reqtype, value, index, buf, size,
> + return usb_control_msg_recv(dev->udev, 0,
> + cmd, reqtype, value, index, data, size,
> USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT);
> - if (err > 0 && err <= size) {
> - if (data)
> - memcpy(data, buf, err);
> - else
> - netdev_dbg(dev->net,
> - "Huh? Data requested but thrown away.\n");
> - }
> - kfree(buf);
> -out:
> - return err;
> }
Now there is no real need for these wrapper functions at all, except for
the debugging which I doubt anyone needs anymore.
So how about just deleting these and calling the real function instead?
thanks,
greg k-h
