Re: [PATCH 2/3] serial: 8250_omap: check how many bytes were injected

From: Sekhar Nori
Date: Wed Aug 26 2015 - 05:38:21 EST


On Friday 14 August 2015 09:31 PM, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior wrote:
> The function tty_insert_flip_string() returns an int and as such it
> might fail. So the result is that I kindly asked to insert 48 bytes and
> the function only insterted 32.
> I have no idea what to do with the remaining 16 so I think dropping them
> is the only option. I also increase the buf_overrun counter so userpace
> has a clue that we lost bytes.
>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Tested with wilink BT module on TI's DRA7 EVM.

Tested-by: Sekhar Nori <nsekhar@xxxxxx>

Thanks,
Sekhar

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