Re: [PATCH] synclink_gt fix size of register value storage

From: Jiri Slaby
Date: Wed Jan 18 2006 - 07:02:18 EST


Paul Fulghum wrote:
> Fix incorrect variable size used to hold
> register value. This bug might wipe out a portion of the
> TCR value when setting the interface options.
>
> Signed-off-by: Paul Fulghum <paulkf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> --- linux-2.6.16-rc1/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c 2006-01-17 09:31:20.000000000 -0600
> +++ linux-2.6.16-rc1-mg/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c 2006-01-17 10:22:48.000000000 -0600
> @@ -2630,7 +2630,7 @@ static int get_interface(struct slgt_inf
> static int set_interface(struct slgt_info *info, int if_mode)
> {
> unsigned long flags;
> - unsigned char val;
> + unsigned short val;
Shouldn't be this u16 rather than ushort?

regards,
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