Re: [RFC ebeam PATCH v4 2/2] input: misc: New USB eBeam input driver.

From: Oliver Neukum
Date: Thu Aug 23 2012 - 03:18:41 EST


On Thursday 23 August 2012 00:11:54 Yann Cantin wrote:
> + /* input final setup */
> + err = input_register_device(ebeam->input);
> + if (err) {
> + dev_dbg(&intf->dev,
> + "%s - input_register_device failed, err: %d\n",
> + __func__, err);
> + goto out_free_urb;
> + }
> +
> + ebeam_setup_input(ebeam, input_dev);
> +
> + /* usb final setup */
> + usb_set_intfdata(intf, ebeam);

Hi,

this looks like a classic race. You initialize the device after you
register it. However, it may be used at that time.

Regards
Oliver

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