Re: [PATCH] USB: cdc-acm: fix minor-number release

From: Johan Hovold
Date: Tue Sep 07 2021 - 04:19:26 EST


On Mon, Sep 06, 2021 at 03:02:43PM +0200, Oliver Neukum wrote:
>
> On 06.09.21 14:43, Johan Hovold wrote:
> > @@ -1323,8 +1324,10 @@ static int acm_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
> > usb_get_intf(acm->control); /* undone in destruct() */
> >
> > minor = acm_alloc_minor(acm);
> > - if (minor < 0)
> > + if (minor < 0) {
> > + acm->minor = ACM_TTY_MINORS;
> > goto err_put_port;

> Congratulations for catching that one.

Heh, thanks.

> May I request to improve understandability of the code that you give
> the constant a distinct name for this purpose? Something like
>
> ACM_MINOR_POISON or ACM_INVALID_MINOR
>
> so that normal people can understand the fixed code?

Sure, I'll use ACM_MINOR_INVALID.

Johan