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Re: [PATCH 2/2] wl12xx: Fix validation of pm_runtime_get_sync return value

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On Tue, 2011-08-02 at 10:24 +0300, Ido Yariv wrote: 
> wl1271_sdio_power_on checks if the return value of pm_runtime_get_sync
> is non-zero, and if so bails out.
> However, pm_runtime_get_sync can return a positive number which does not
> suggest an error has occurred. This is problematic for two reasons:
> 
> 1. The function will needlessly bail out without decrementing back the
>    runtime PM reference counter.
> 2. wl1271_power_on only checks if wl1271_power_on return value is
>    negative. This means that wl1271_power_on will continue even if
>    wl1271_sdio_power_on bailed out. As a result, sdio transactions will
>    be initiated without properly enabling the sdio function and claiming
>    the host. This could even lead to a kernel panic.
> 
> Fix this by only checking that the return value of pm_runtime_get_sync
> is non-negative.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ido Yariv <ido@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---

Acked-by: Luciano Coelho <coelho@xxxxxx>

-- 
Cheers,
Luca.

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