Re: [PATCH v3] net: usb: usbnet: update __usbnet_{read|write}_cmd() to use new API

2020-11-02 Thread Anant Thazhemadam


On 02/11/20 3:10 pm, Oliver Neukum wrote:
> Am Sonntag, den 01.11.2020, 03:05 +0530 schrieb Anant Thazhemadam:
>> Currently, __usbnet_{read|write}_cmd() use usb_control_msg().
>> However, this could lead to potential partial reads/writes being
>> considered valid, and since most of the callers of
>> usbnet_{read|write}_cmd() don't take partial reads/writes into account
>> (only checking for negative error number is done), and this can lead to
>> issues.
>>
> Hi,
>
> plesae send this as a post of its own. We cannot take a new set
> as a reply to an older set.
>
>   Regards
>   Oliver
>

Got it. I will do that.

Thanks,
Anant


Re: [PATCH v3] net: usb: usbnet: update __usbnet_{read|write}_cmd() to use new API

2020-11-02 Thread Oliver Neukum
Am Sonntag, den 01.11.2020, 03:05 +0530 schrieb Anant Thazhemadam:
> Currently, __usbnet_{read|write}_cmd() use usb_control_msg().
> However, this could lead to potential partial reads/writes being
> considered valid, and since most of the callers of
> usbnet_{read|write}_cmd() don't take partial reads/writes into account
> (only checking for negative error number is done), and this can lead to
> issues.
> 

Hi,

plesae send this as a post of its own. We cannot take a new set
as a reply to an older set.

Regards
Oliver