If input_event_from_user() fails in evdev write() and at least one event has been written successfully then return the number of bytes written. If no events have been written, then the EFAULT error is returned. Signed-off-by: Ryan Mallon <rmallon@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/input/evdev.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c index d2b34fb..b0dec2ba 100644 --- a/drivers/input/evdev.c +++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c @@ -437,7 +437,8 @@ static ssize_t evdev_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer, while (retval + input_event_size() <= count) { if (input_event_from_user(buffer + retval, &event)) { - retval = -EFAULT; + if (retval == 0) + retval = -EFAULT; goto out; } retval += input_event_size(); -- 1.7.9.7 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-input" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html