tty: make receive_buf() return the amout of bytes received
it makes it simpler to keep track of the amount of
bytes received and simplifies how flush_to_ldisc counts
the remaining bytes. It also fixes a bug of lost bytes
on n_tty when flushing too many bytes via the USB
serial gadget driver.
Tested-by: Stefan Bigler <stefan.bigler@keymile.com>
Tested-by: Toby Gray <toby.gray@realvnc.com>
Signed-off-by: Felipe Balbi <balbi@ti.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp_async.c b/drivers/net/ppp_async.c
index a1b82c9..53872d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp_async.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp_async.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
}
/* May sleep, don't call from interrupt level or with interrupts disabled */
-static void
+static unsigned int
ppp_asynctty_receive(struct tty_struct *tty, const unsigned char *buf,
char *cflags, int count)
{
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@
unsigned long flags;
if (!ap)
- return;
+ return -ENODEV;
spin_lock_irqsave(&ap->recv_lock, flags);
ppp_async_input(ap, buf, cflags, count);
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ap->recv_lock, flags);
@@ -356,6 +356,8 @@
tasklet_schedule(&ap->tsk);
ap_put(ap);
tty_unthrottle(tty);
+
+ return count;
}
static void