David Ellingsworth wrote: > 2009/3/18 Németh Márton <nm127@xxxxxxxxxxx>: >> From: Márton Németh <nm127@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> >> The gspca webcam driver does not check the .type field of struct v4l2_streamparm. >> This field is an input parameter for the driver according to V4L2 API specification, >> revision 0.24 [1]. Add the missing check. >> >> The missing check was recognised by v4l-test 0.10 [2] together with gspca_sunplus driver >> and with "Trust 610 LCD POWERC@M ZOOM" webcam. This patch was verified also with >> v4l-test 0.10. >> >> References: >> [1] V4L2 API specification, revision 0.24 >> http://v4l2spec.bytesex.org/spec/r11680.htm >> >> [2] v4l-test: Test environment for Video For Linux Two API >> http://v4l-test.sourceforge.net/ >> >> Signed-off-by: Márton Németh <nm127@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> --- >> --- linux-2.6.29-rc8/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.c.orig 2009-03-14 12:29:38.000000000 +0100 >> +++ linux-2.6.29-rc8/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.c 2009-03-18 16:51:03.000000000 +0100 >> @@ -1320,6 +1320,9 @@ static int vidioc_g_parm(struct file *fi >> { >> struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev = priv; >> >> + if (parm->type != V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE) >> + return -EINVAL; >> + >> memset(parm, 0, sizeof *parm); >> parm->type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE; > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > This line should be deleted as it's no longer needed. Because memset() clears the whole parm structure this line is necessary. In other drivers the following code is there: tmp = parm->type; memset(parm, 0, sizeof(*parm)); parm->type = parm; Maybe changing the code similar to this would be easier to read? Márton Németh -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html