The "read" file operation handler, `comedi_read()` returns an error for pretty much any condition that prevents a "read" going ahead. One of the conditions that prevents a "read" going ahead is that no asynchronous command has been set up, but that currently results in a return value of 0 (unless COMEDI instructions are being processed or an asynchronous command has been set up by a different file object). Change it to return `-EINVAL` in this case. Signed-off-by: Ian Abbott <abbotti@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c index 9505a34..db88fa5 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c +++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c @@ -2477,8 +2477,12 @@ static ssize_t comedi_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t nbytes, } async = s->async; - if (!s->busy || !nbytes) + if (!nbytes) + goto out; + if (!s->busy) { + retval = -EINVAL; goto out; + } if (s->busy != file) { retval = -EACCES; goto out; @@ -2516,6 +2520,7 @@ static ssize_t comedi_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t nbytes, break; } if (!s->busy) { + retval = -EINVAL; break; } if (s->busy != file) { -- 2.6.1 _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/driverdev-devel