From: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@xxxxxxx> There's a window during which read() would return 0 instead of a correct error for no data yet. Reorder initialization to fix the race. Signed-off-by: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/usb/misc/yurex.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/yurex.c b/drivers/usb/misc/yurex.c index 2427820..1472805 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/misc/yurex.c +++ b/drivers/usb/misc/yurex.c @@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ static int yurex_probe(struct usb_interface *interface, const struct usb_device_ /* save our data pointer in this interface device */ usb_set_intfdata(interface, dev); + dev->bbu = -1; /* we can register the device now, as it is ready */ retval = usb_register_dev(interface, &yurex_class); @@ -306,8 +307,6 @@ static int yurex_probe(struct usb_interface *interface, const struct usb_device_ goto error; } - dev->bbu = -1; - dev_info(&interface->dev, "USB YUREX device now attached to Yurex #%d\n", interface->minor); -- 1.8.4.5 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html