The return values of copy_to_user() and copy_from_user() cannot be negative. Found using the following semantich patch: <spml> @exists@ identifier ret; statement S; expression E; @@ ( * ret = copy_to_user(...); | * ret = copy_from_user(...); ) ... when != ret = E when != if (ret) { <+... ret = E; ...+> } * if (ret < 0) S </spml> Signed-off-by: Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/staging/media/solo6x10/v4l2-enc.c | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/solo6x10/v4l2-enc.c b/drivers/staging/media/solo6x10/v4l2-enc.c index f8f0da9..4977e86 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/media/solo6x10/v4l2-enc.c +++ b/drivers/staging/media/solo6x10/v4l2-enc.c @@ -1619,6 +1619,8 @@ static int solo_s_ext_ctrls(struct file *file, void *priv, solo_enc->osd_text[OSD_TEXT_MAX] = '\0'; if (!err) err = solo_osd_print(solo_enc); + else + err = -EFAULT; } break; default: @@ -1654,6 +1656,8 @@ static int solo_g_ext_ctrls(struct file *file, void *priv, err = copy_to_user(ctrl->string, solo_enc->osd_text, OSD_TEXT_MAX); + if (err) + err = -EFAULT; } break; default: -- 1.7.10.4 -- 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