-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Walter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
Steven Walter
Sent: 30. desember 2001 22:23
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PATCH] irport: check request_region return value
I recently changed several drivers in drivers/net of the Linux kernel to
correctly check the return value of request_region. Since you appear
to be the maintainer of this driver, I'm forwarding the patch to you.
Thanks
--
-Steven
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
-- George Orwell
He's alive. He's alive! Oh, that fellow at RadioShack said I was mad!
Well, who's mad now?
-- Montgomery C. Burns
diff -Nru clean-2.4.17//drivers/net/irda/irport.c
linux/drivers/net/irda/irport.c
--- clean-2.4.17//drivers/net/irda/irport.c Mon Nov 5 19:23:13 2001
+++ linux/drivers/net/irda/irport.c Thu Dec 27 14:06:16 2001
@@ -169,13 +169,11 @@
self->io.fifo_size = 16;
/* Lock the port that we need */
- ret = check_region(self->io.sir_base, self->io.sir_ext);
- if (ret < 0) {
+ if (!request_region(self->io.sir_base, self->io.sir_ext, driver_name)) {
IRDA_DEBUG(0, __FUNCTION__ "(), can't get iobase of 0x%03x\n",
self->io.sir_base);
return NULL;
}
- request_region(self->io.sir_base, self->io.sir_ext, driver_name);
/* Initialize QoS for this device */
irda_init_max_qos_capabilies(&self->qos);
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