In order to perform a "write" file operation, an asynchronous COMEDI command in the "write" direction needs to have been set up by the current file object on the COMEDI "write" subdevice associated with the file object. If there is a "write" subdevice, but a command has not been set up by the file object (or is has been set-up in the wrong direction), `comedi_write()` currently returns one of two error values `-EINVAL` or `-EACCES`. `-EACCES` is returned if the command was set up by a different subdevice, or somewhat randomly, if a COMEDI "instruction" is currently being processed. `-EINVAL` is returned in other cases. Simplify it by returning `-EINVAL` for all these cases. Signed-off-by: Ian Abbott <abbotti@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c | 21 +++------------------ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c index 2a2b5a0..5a9c9d9 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c +++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c @@ -2333,15 +2333,7 @@ static ssize_t comedi_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, async = s->async; if (!nbytes) goto out; - if (!s->busy) { - retval = -EINVAL; - goto out; - } - if (s->busy != file) { - retval = -EACCES; - goto out; - } - if (!(async->cmd.flags & CMDF_WRITE)) { + if (s->busy != file || !(async->cmd.flags & CMDF_WRITE)) { retval = -EINVAL; goto out; } @@ -2376,15 +2368,8 @@ static ssize_t comedi_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, retval = -ERESTARTSYS; break; } - if (!s->busy) { - retval = -EINVAL; - break; - } - if (s->busy != file) { - retval = -EACCES; - break; - } - if (!(async->cmd.flags & CMDF_WRITE)) { + if (s->busy != file || + !(async->cmd.flags & CMDF_WRITE)) { retval = -EINVAL; break; } -- 2.6.2 _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/driverdev-devel