fix for instances of DMA buffer on stack(being passed to usb_control_msg) for the USB-DUXfast Board driver. Signed-off-by: Kumar Amit Mehta <gmate.amit@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxfast.c | 30 ++++++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxfast.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxfast.c index 4bf5dd0..1ba0e3d 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxfast.c +++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxfast.c @@ -436,10 +436,14 @@ static void usbduxfastsub_ai_Irq(struct urb *urb) static int usbduxfastsub_start(struct usbduxfastsub_s *udfs) { int ret; - unsigned char local_transfer_buffer[16]; + unsigned char *local_transfer_buffer; + + local_transfer_buffer = kmalloc(1, GFP_KERNEL); + if (!local_transfer_buffer) + return -ENOMEM; /* 7f92 to zero */ - local_transfer_buffer[0] = 0; + *local_transfer_buffer = 0; /* bRequest, "Firmware" */ ret = usb_control_msg(udfs->usbdev, usb_sndctrlpipe(udfs->usbdev, 0), USBDUXFASTSUB_FIRMWARE, @@ -450,22 +454,25 @@ static int usbduxfastsub_start(struct usbduxfastsub_s *udfs) local_transfer_buffer, 1, /* Length */ EZTIMEOUT); /* Timeout */ - if (ret < 0) { + if (ret < 0) dev_err(&udfs->interface->dev, "control msg failed (start)\n"); - return ret; - } - return 0; + kfree(local_transfer_buffer); + return ret; } static int usbduxfastsub_stop(struct usbduxfastsub_s *udfs) { int ret; - unsigned char local_transfer_buffer[16]; + unsigned char *local_transfer_buffer; + + local_transfer_buffer = kmalloc(1, GFP_KERNEL); + if (!local_transfer_buffer) + return -ENOMEM; /* 7f92 to one */ - local_transfer_buffer[0] = 1; + *local_transfer_buffer = 1; /* bRequest, "Firmware" */ ret = usb_control_msg(udfs->usbdev, usb_sndctrlpipe(udfs->usbdev, 0), USBDUXFASTSUB_FIRMWARE, @@ -474,13 +481,12 @@ static int usbduxfastsub_stop(struct usbduxfastsub_s *udfs) 0x0000, /* Index */ local_transfer_buffer, 1, /* Length */ EZTIMEOUT); /* Timeout */ - if (ret < 0) { + if (ret < 0) dev_err(&udfs->interface->dev, "control msg failed (stop)\n"); - return ret; - } - return 0; + kfree(local_transfer_buffer); + return ret; } static int usbduxfastsub_upload(struct usbduxfastsub_s *udfs, -- 1.7.9.5 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html