Make sure to log an error on short transfers when reading a device register. Also clear the provided buffer (which if often an uninitialised automatic variable) on errors as the driver currently does not bother to check for errors. Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c b/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c index 91bc170b408a..acf431e02699 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c +++ b/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c @@ -234,11 +234,16 @@ static int read_mos_reg(struct usb_serial *serial, unsigned int serial_portnum, status = usb_control_msg(usbdev, pipe, request, requesttype, value, index, buf, 1, MOS_WDR_TIMEOUT); - if (status == 1) + if (status == 1) { *data = *buf; - else if (status < 0) + } else { dev_err(&usbdev->dev, "mos7720: usb_control_msg() failed: %d\n", status); + if (status >= 0) + status = -EIO; + *data = 0; + } + kfree(buf); return status; -- 2.10.2 -- 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