[PATCH] xen: check return value of xenbus_printf

From: Insu Yun
Date: Mon Oct 19 2015 - 10:09:29 EST


Internally, xenbus_printf uses memory allocation, so it can be failed in
memory pressure.Therefore, xenbus_printf's return should be checked
and properly handled.

Signed-off-by: Insu Yun <wuninsu@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/input/misc/xen-kbdfront.c | 10 ++++++++--
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/xen-kbdfront.c b/drivers/input/misc/xen-kbdfront.c
index 23d0549..9d465d7 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/xen-kbdfront.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/xen-kbdfront.c
@@ -129,8 +129,14 @@ static int xenkbd_probe(struct xenbus_device *dev,

if (xenbus_scanf(XBT_NIL, dev->otherend, "feature-abs-pointer", "%d", &abs) < 0)
abs = 0;
- if (abs)
- xenbus_printf(XBT_NIL, dev->nodename, "request-abs-pointer", "1");
+ if (abs) {
+ ret = xenbus_printf(XBT_NIL, dev->nodename,
+ "request-abs-pointer", "1");
+ if (ret) {
+ pr_warning("xenkbd: can't request abs-pointer");
+ abs = 0;
+ }
+ }

/* keyboard */
kbd = input_allocate_device();
--
1.9.1

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