* [PATCH 0/5] Use IS_ERR() rather than a NULL check when necessary.
@ 2012-12-12 0:24 Cyril Roelandt
2012-12-12 0:24 ` [PATCH 1/5] staging: omap-thermal: fix error check in omap_thermal_expose_sensor() and in omap_thermal_register_cpu_cooling() Cyril Roelandt
` (4 more replies)
0 siblings, 5 replies; 17+ messages in thread
From: Cyril Roelandt @ 2012-12-12 0:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel; +Cc: kernel-janitors, Cyril Roelandt
The following five patches replace NULL checks by calls to IS_ERR() when
checking the return values of functions that return ERR_PTR() on error.
Regards,
Cyril Roelandt.
---
Cyril Roelandt (5):
staging: omap-thermal: fix error check in
omap_thermal_expose_sensor() and in
omap_thermal_register_cpu_cooling().
media: davinci: fix return value check in vpbe_display_reqbufs().
c2port: fix return value check in duramar2150_c2port_init().
net: sfc: fix return value check in efx_ptp_probe_channel().
spi: fix return value check in hspi_probe().
drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpbe_display.c | 2 +-
drivers/misc/c2port/c2port-duramar2150.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.c | 2 +-
drivers/spi/spi-sh-hspi.c | 2 +-
drivers/staging/omap-thermal/omap-thermal-common.c | 4 ++--
5 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
--
1.7.10.4
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* [PATCH 1/5] staging: omap-thermal: fix error check in omap_thermal_expose_sensor() and in omap_thermal_register_cpu_cooling().
2012-12-12 0:24 [PATCH 0/5] Use IS_ERR() rather than a NULL check when necessary Cyril Roelandt
@ 2012-12-12 0:24 ` Cyril Roelandt
2012-12-12 6:51 ` Eduardo Valentin
2012-12-12 0:24 ` [PATCH 2/5] media: davinci: fix return value check in vpbe_display_reqbufs() Cyril Roelandt
` (3 subsequent siblings)
4 siblings, 1 reply; 17+ messages in thread
From: Cyril Roelandt @ 2012-12-12 0:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel
Cc: kernel-janitors, Cyril Roelandt, gregkh, eduardo.valentin,
rui.zhang, durgadoss.r, rjw, devel
The omap_bandgap_get_sensor_data() function returns ERR_PTR(), so we need to use
IS_ERR() rather than a NULL check.
Signed-off-by: Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml@gmail.com>
---
drivers/staging/omap-thermal/omap-thermal-common.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/omap-thermal/omap-thermal-common.c b/drivers/staging/omap-thermal/omap-thermal-common.c
index 61f1070..79a55aa 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/omap-thermal/omap-thermal-common.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/omap-thermal/omap-thermal-common.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ int omap_thermal_expose_sensor(struct omap_bandgap *bg_ptr, int id,
data = omap_bandgap_get_sensor_data(bg_ptr, id);
- if (!data)
+ if (IS_ERR(data))
data = omap_thermal_build_data(bg_ptr, id);
if (!data)
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ int omap_thermal_register_cpu_cooling(struct omap_bandgap *bg_ptr, int id)
struct omap_thermal_data *data;
data = omap_bandgap_get_sensor_data(bg_ptr, id);
- if (!data)
+ if (IS_ERR(data))
data = omap_thermal_build_data(bg_ptr, id);
if (!data)
--
1.7.10.4
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* [PATCH 2/5] media: davinci: fix return value check in vpbe_display_reqbufs().
2012-12-12 0:24 [PATCH 0/5] Use IS_ERR() rather than a NULL check when necessary Cyril Roelandt
2012-12-12 0:24 ` [PATCH 1/5] staging: omap-thermal: fix error check in omap_thermal_expose_sensor() and in omap_thermal_register_cpu_cooling() Cyril Roelandt
@ 2012-12-12 0:24 ` Cyril Roelandt
2012-12-12 5:10 ` Prabhakar Lad
2012-12-12 0:24 ` [PATCH 3/5] c2port: fix return value check in duramar2150_c2port_init() Cyril Roelandt
` (2 subsequent siblings)
4 siblings, 1 reply; 17+ messages in thread
From: Cyril Roelandt @ 2012-12-12 0:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel
Cc: kernel-janitors, Cyril Roelandt, manjunath.hadli, prabhakar.lad,
mchehab, linux-media, davinci-linux-open-source
vb2_dma_contig_init_ctx() returns ERR_PTR and never returns NULL, so IS_ERR
should be used instead of a NULL check.
Signed-off-by: Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml@gmail.com>
---
drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpbe_display.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpbe_display.c b/drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpbe_display.c
index 2bfde79..2db4eff 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpbe_display.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpbe_display.c
@@ -1393,7 +1393,7 @@ static int vpbe_display_reqbufs(struct file *file, void *priv,
}
/* Initialize videobuf queue as per the buffer type */
layer->alloc_ctx = vb2_dma_contig_init_ctx(vpbe_dev->pdev);
- if (!layer->alloc_ctx) {
+ if (IS_ERR(layer->alloc_ctx)) {
v4l2_err(&vpbe_dev->v4l2_dev, "Failed to get the context\n");
return -EINVAL;
}
--
1.7.10.4
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* [PATCH 3/5] c2port: fix return value check in duramar2150_c2port_init().
2012-12-12 0:24 [PATCH 0/5] Use IS_ERR() rather than a NULL check when necessary Cyril Roelandt
2012-12-12 0:24 ` [PATCH 1/5] staging: omap-thermal: fix error check in omap_thermal_expose_sensor() and in omap_thermal_register_cpu_cooling() Cyril Roelandt
2012-12-12 0:24 ` [PATCH 2/5] media: davinci: fix return value check in vpbe_display_reqbufs() Cyril Roelandt
@ 2012-12-12 0:24 ` Cyril Roelandt
2012-12-12 0:24 ` [PATCH 4/5] net: sfc: fix return value check in efx_ptp_probe_channel() Cyril Roelandt
2012-12-12 0:24 ` [PATCH 5/5] spi: fix return value check in hspi_probe() Cyril Roelandt
4 siblings, 0 replies; 17+ messages in thread
From: Cyril Roelandt @ 2012-12-12 0:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel; +Cc: kernel-janitors, Cyril Roelandt, paul.gortmaker, gregkh
The c2port_device_register() function returns ERR_PTR() and never returns NULL,
so the NULL check should be replaced by a call to IS_ERR().
Signed-off-by: Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml@gmail.com>
---
drivers/misc/c2port/c2port-duramar2150.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/misc/c2port/c2port-duramar2150.c b/drivers/misc/c2port/c2port-duramar2150.c
index 5484301..2742e60 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/c2port/c2port-duramar2150.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/c2port/c2port-duramar2150.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static int __init duramar2150_c2port_init(void)
duramar2150_c2port_dev = c2port_device_register("uc",
&duramar2150_c2port_ops, NULL);
- if (!duramar2150_c2port_dev) {
+ if (IS_ERR(duramar2150_c2port_dev)) {
ret = -ENODEV;
goto free_region;
}
--
1.7.10.4
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* [PATCH 4/5] net: sfc: fix return value check in efx_ptp_probe_channel().
2012-12-12 0:24 [PATCH 0/5] Use IS_ERR() rather than a NULL check when necessary Cyril Roelandt
` (2 preceding siblings ...)
2012-12-12 0:24 ` [PATCH 3/5] c2port: fix return value check in duramar2150_c2port_init() Cyril Roelandt
@ 2012-12-12 0:24 ` Cyril Roelandt
2012-12-12 5:15 ` David Miller
2012-12-12 0:24 ` [PATCH 5/5] spi: fix return value check in hspi_probe() Cyril Roelandt
4 siblings, 1 reply; 17+ messages in thread
From: Cyril Roelandt @ 2012-12-12 0:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel
Cc: kernel-janitors, Cyril Roelandt, linux-net-drivers, bhutchings, netdev
The ptp_clock_register() returns ERR_PTR() and never returns NULL. Replace the
NULL check by a call to IS_ERR().
Signed-off-by: Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml@gmail.com>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.c
index 0767043f..9bcc38c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.c
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ static int efx_ptp_probe_channel(struct efx_channel *channel)
ptp->phc_clock = ptp_clock_register(&ptp->phc_clock_info,
&efx->pci_dev->dev);
- if (!ptp->phc_clock)
+ if (IS_ERR(ptp->phc_clock))
goto fail3;
INIT_WORK(&ptp->pps_work, efx_ptp_pps_worker);
--
1.7.10.4
^ permalink raw reply related [flat|nested] 17+ messages in thread
* [PATCH 5/5] spi: fix return value check in hspi_probe().
2012-12-12 0:24 [PATCH 0/5] Use IS_ERR() rather than a NULL check when necessary Cyril Roelandt
` (3 preceding siblings ...)
2012-12-12 0:24 ` [PATCH 4/5] net: sfc: fix return value check in efx_ptp_probe_channel() Cyril Roelandt
@ 2012-12-12 0:24 ` Cyril Roelandt
2012-12-12 0:36 ` Kuninori Morimoto
4 siblings, 1 reply; 17+ messages in thread
From: Cyril Roelandt @ 2012-12-12 0:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel
Cc: kernel-janitors, Cyril Roelandt, grant.likely, spi-devel-general
According to its documentation, clk_get() returns a "valid IS_ERR() condition
containing errno", so we should call IS_ERR() rather than a NULL check.
Signed-off-by: Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml@gmail.com>
---
drivers/spi/spi-sh-hspi.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-sh-hspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-sh-hspi.c
index 32f7b55..60cfae5 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-sh-hspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-sh-hspi.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static int hspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
}
clk = clk_get(NULL, "shyway_clk");
- if (!clk) {
+ if (IS_ERR(clk)) {
dev_err(&pdev->dev, "shyway_clk is required\n");
ret = -EINVAL;
goto error0;
--
1.7.10.4
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* Re: [PATCH 5/5] spi: fix return value check in hspi_probe().
2012-12-12 0:24 ` [PATCH 5/5] spi: fix return value check in hspi_probe() Cyril Roelandt
@ 2012-12-12 0:36 ` Kuninori Morimoto
2012-12-19 15:11 ` Grant Likely
0 siblings, 1 reply; 17+ messages in thread
From: Kuninori Morimoto @ 2012-12-12 0:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Cyril Roelandt; +Cc: linux-kernel, spi-devel-general, kernel-janitors
Hi
> According to its documentation, clk_get() returns a "valid IS_ERR() condition
> containing errno", so we should call IS_ERR() rather than a NULL check.
>
> Signed-off-by: Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Kuninori Morimoto <kuninori.morimoto.gx@renesas.com>
> ---
> drivers/spi/spi-sh-hspi.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-sh-hspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-sh-hspi.c
> index 32f7b55..60cfae5 100644
> --- a/drivers/spi/spi-sh-hspi.c
> +++ b/drivers/spi/spi-sh-hspi.c
> @@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static int hspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> }
>
> clk = clk_get(NULL, "shyway_clk");
> - if (!clk) {
> + if (IS_ERR(clk)) {
> dev_err(&pdev->dev, "shyway_clk is required\n");
> ret = -EINVAL;
> goto error0;
> --
> 1.7.10.4
>
>
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* Re: [PATCH 2/5] media: davinci: fix return value check in vpbe_display_reqbufs().
2012-12-12 0:24 ` [PATCH 2/5] media: davinci: fix return value check in vpbe_display_reqbufs() Cyril Roelandt
@ 2012-12-12 5:10 ` Prabhakar Lad
0 siblings, 0 replies; 17+ messages in thread
From: Prabhakar Lad @ 2012-12-12 5:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Cyril Roelandt
Cc: linux-kernel, kernel-janitors, Prabhakar Lad, mchehab,
linux-media, davinci-linux-open-source
Hi Cyril,
On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 5:54 AM, Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml@gmail.com> wrote:
> vb2_dma_contig_init_ctx() returns ERR_PTR and never returns NULL, so IS_ERR
> should be used instead of a NULL check.
>
patch fixing this issue has been already posted with a better fix
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/1830231/
Regards,
--Prabhakar Lad
> Signed-off-by: Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml@gmail.com>
> ---
> drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpbe_display.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpbe_display.c b/drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpbe_display.c
> index 2bfde79..2db4eff 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpbe_display.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpbe_display.c
> @@ -1393,7 +1393,7 @@ static int vpbe_display_reqbufs(struct file *file, void *priv,
> }
> /* Initialize videobuf queue as per the buffer type */
> layer->alloc_ctx = vb2_dma_contig_init_ctx(vpbe_dev->pdev);
> - if (!layer->alloc_ctx) {
> + if (IS_ERR(layer->alloc_ctx)) {
> v4l2_err(&vpbe_dev->v4l2_dev, "Failed to get the context\n");
> return -EINVAL;
> }
> --
> 1.7.10.4
>
> --
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* Re: [PATCH 4/5] net: sfc: fix return value check in efx_ptp_probe_channel().
2012-12-12 0:24 ` [PATCH 4/5] net: sfc: fix return value check in efx_ptp_probe_channel() Cyril Roelandt
@ 2012-12-12 5:15 ` David Miller
2012-12-21 3:09 ` Ben Hutchings
0 siblings, 1 reply; 17+ messages in thread
From: David Miller @ 2012-12-12 5:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: tipecaml
Cc: linux-kernel, kernel-janitors, linux-net-drivers, bhutchings, netdev
From: Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:24:53 +0100
> The ptp_clock_register() returns ERR_PTR() and never returns NULL. Replace the
> NULL check by a call to IS_ERR().
>
> Signed-off-by: Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml@gmail.com>
I'll let Ben queue this up.
Probably he'll want to avoid potentially leaving an ERR_PTR
in ptp->phc_clock even if, with this fix, that would be
harmless.
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 17+ messages in thread
* Re: [PATCH 1/5] staging: omap-thermal: fix error check in omap_thermal_expose_sensor() and in omap_thermal_register_cpu_cooling().
2012-12-12 0:24 ` [PATCH 1/5] staging: omap-thermal: fix error check in omap_thermal_expose_sensor() and in omap_thermal_register_cpu_cooling() Cyril Roelandt
@ 2012-12-12 6:51 ` Eduardo Valentin
0 siblings, 0 replies; 17+ messages in thread
From: Eduardo Valentin @ 2012-12-12 6:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Cyril Roelandt
Cc: linux-kernel, kernel-janitors, gregkh, rui.zhang, durgadoss.r,
rjw, devel
On 12-12-2012 02:24, Cyril Roelandt wrote:
>
> The omap_bandgap_get_sensor_data() function returns ERR_PTR(), so we need to use
> IS_ERR() rather than a NULL check.
>
> Signed-off-by: Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Eduardo Valentin <eduardo.valentin@ti.com>
> ---
> drivers/staging/omap-thermal/omap-thermal-common.c | 4 ++--
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/omap-thermal/omap-thermal-common.c b/drivers/staging/omap-thermal/omap-thermal-common.c
> index 61f1070..79a55aa 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/omap-thermal/omap-thermal-common.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/omap-thermal/omap-thermal-common.c
> @@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ int omap_thermal_expose_sensor(struct omap_bandgap *bg_ptr, int id,
>
> data = omap_bandgap_get_sensor_data(bg_ptr, id);
>
> - if (!data)
> + if (IS_ERR(data))
> data = omap_thermal_build_data(bg_ptr, id);
>
> if (!data)
> @@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ int omap_thermal_register_cpu_cooling(struct omap_bandgap *bg_ptr, int id)
> struct omap_thermal_data *data;
>
> data = omap_bandgap_get_sensor_data(bg_ptr, id);
> - if (!data)
> + if (IS_ERR(data))
> data = omap_thermal_build_data(bg_ptr, id);
>
> if (!data)
>
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 17+ messages in thread
* Re: [PATCH 5/5] spi: fix return value check in hspi_probe().
2012-12-12 0:36 ` Kuninori Morimoto
@ 2012-12-19 15:11 ` Grant Likely
2012-12-19 16:39 ` Dan Carpenter
0 siblings, 1 reply; 17+ messages in thread
From: Grant Likely @ 2012-12-19 15:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Kuninori Morimoto, Cyril Roelandt
Cc: spi-devel-general, kernel-janitors, linux-kernel
On Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:36:27 -0800 (PST), Kuninori Morimoto <kuninori.morimoto.gx@renesas.com> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> > According to its documentation, clk_get() returns a "valid IS_ERR() condition
> > containing errno", so we should call IS_ERR() rather than a NULL check.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml@gmail.com>
>
> Acked-by: Kuninori Morimoto <kuninori.morimoto.gx@renesas.com>
Applied, thanks.
g.
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 17+ messages in thread
* Re: [PATCH 5/5] spi: fix return value check in hspi_probe().
2012-12-19 15:11 ` Grant Likely
@ 2012-12-19 16:39 ` Dan Carpenter
2012-12-22 9:56 ` Grant Likely
0 siblings, 1 reply; 17+ messages in thread
From: Dan Carpenter @ 2012-12-19 16:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Grant Likely
Cc: Kuninori Morimoto, Cyril Roelandt, spi-devel-general,
kernel-janitors, linux-kernel
On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 03:11:54PM +0000, Grant Likely wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:36:27 -0800 (PST), Kuninori Morimoto <kuninori.morimoto.gx@renesas.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > > According to its documentation, clk_get() returns a "valid IS_ERR() condition
> > > containing errno", so we should call IS_ERR() rather than a NULL check.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml@gmail.com>
> >
> > Acked-by: Kuninori Morimoto <kuninori.morimoto.gx@renesas.com>
>
> Applied, thanks.
In another thread, we were just talking about who clk_get() can
return a NULL if !CONFIG_HAVE_CLK. That might change to match the
documentation later... Not sure.
regards,
dan carpenter
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 17+ messages in thread
* Re: [PATCH 4/5] net: sfc: fix return value check in efx_ptp_probe_channel().
2012-12-12 5:15 ` David Miller
@ 2012-12-21 3:09 ` Ben Hutchings
0 siblings, 0 replies; 17+ messages in thread
From: Ben Hutchings @ 2012-12-21 3:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David Miller, tipecaml
Cc: linux-kernel, kernel-janitors, linux-net-drivers, netdev
On Wed, 2012-12-12 at 00:15 -0500, David Miller wrote:
> From: Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml@gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:24:53 +0100
>
> > The ptp_clock_register() returns ERR_PTR() and never returns NULL. Replace the
> > NULL check by a call to IS_ERR().
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml@gmail.com>
>
> I'll let Ben queue this up.
>
> Probably he'll want to avoid potentially leaving an ERR_PTR
> in ptp->phc_clock even if, with this fix, that would be
> harmless.
Sorry for the delay in looking at this. This change is fine, as the
entire structure *ptp will be freed on the failure path.
I'm now on vacation until the new year. Cyril, please re-send your
patch with the addition of:
Acked-by: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>
so it will show up on 'patchwork' again and David can apply it from
there.
Ben.
--
Ben Hutchings, Staff Engineer, Solarflare
Not speaking for my employer; that's the marketing department's job.
They asked us to note that Solarflare product names are trademarked.
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 17+ messages in thread
* Re: [PATCH 5/5] spi: fix return value check in hspi_probe().
2012-12-19 16:39 ` Dan Carpenter
@ 2012-12-22 9:56 ` Grant Likely
2013-01-03 16:04 ` Dan Carpenter
0 siblings, 1 reply; 17+ messages in thread
From: Grant Likely @ 2012-12-22 9:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Dan Carpenter
Cc: Kuninori Morimoto, Cyril Roelandt, spi-devel-general,
kernel-janitors, linux-kernel
On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:39:14 +0300, Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 03:11:54PM +0000, Grant Likely wrote:
> > On Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:36:27 -0800 (PST), Kuninori Morimoto <kuninori.morimoto.gx@renesas.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > > According to its documentation, clk_get() returns a "valid IS_ERR() condition
> > > > containing errno", so we should call IS_ERR() rather than a NULL check.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml@gmail.com>
> > >
> > > Acked-by: Kuninori Morimoto <kuninori.morimoto.gx@renesas.com>
> >
> > Applied, thanks.
>
> In another thread, we were just talking about who clk_get() can
> return a NULL if !CONFIG_HAVE_CLK. That might change to match the
> documentation later... Not sure.
So what is the solution here? Will the dummy clk_get() be changed, or is
there more work needed on the drivers?
/me stifles a rant about the PTR_ERR pattern
g.
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 17+ messages in thread
* Re: [PATCH 5/5] spi: fix return value check in hspi_probe().
2012-12-22 9:56 ` Grant Likely
@ 2013-01-03 16:04 ` Dan Carpenter
2013-01-11 15:02 ` Grant Likely
0 siblings, 1 reply; 17+ messages in thread
From: Dan Carpenter @ 2013-01-03 16:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Grant Likely
Cc: Kuninori Morimoto, Cyril Roelandt, spi-devel-general,
kernel-janitors, linux-kernel
On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 09:56:20AM +0000, Grant Likely wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:39:14 +0300, Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 03:11:54PM +0000, Grant Likely wrote:
> > > On Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:36:27 -0800 (PST), Kuninori Morimoto <kuninori.morimoto.gx@renesas.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi
> > > >
> > > > > According to its documentation, clk_get() returns a "valid IS_ERR() condition
> > > > > containing errno", so we should call IS_ERR() rather than a NULL check.
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml@gmail.com>
> > > >
> > > > Acked-by: Kuninori Morimoto <kuninori.morimoto.gx@renesas.com>
> > >
> > > Applied, thanks.
> >
> > In another thread, we were just talking about who clk_get() can
> > return a NULL if !CONFIG_HAVE_CLK. That might change to match the
> > documentation later... Not sure.
>
> So what is the solution here? Will the dummy clk_get() be changed, or is
> there more work needed on the drivers?
>
This driver can't function without a clk. It should select that at
build time instead of testing for it at probe. Just checking for
IS_ERR() will NOT cause a NULL dereference so the patch is ok in
that respect. I'm not sure if this can be build without
CONFIG_HAVE_CLK.
regards,
dan carpenter
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* Re: [PATCH 5/5] spi: fix return value check in hspi_probe().
2013-01-03 16:04 ` Dan Carpenter
@ 2013-01-11 15:02 ` Grant Likely
2013-01-12 0:01 ` Dan Carpenter
0 siblings, 1 reply; 17+ messages in thread
From: Grant Likely @ 2013-01-11 15:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Dan Carpenter
Cc: Kuninori Morimoto, Cyril Roelandt, spi-devel-general,
kernel-janitors, linux-kernel
On Thu, 3 Jan 2013 19:04:55 +0300, Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 09:56:20AM +0000, Grant Likely wrote:
> > On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:39:14 +0300, Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com> wrote:
> > > On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 03:11:54PM +0000, Grant Likely wrote:
> > > > On Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:36:27 -0800 (PST), Kuninori Morimoto <kuninori.morimoto.gx@renesas.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi
> > > > >
> > > > > > According to its documentation, clk_get() returns a "valid IS_ERR() condition
> > > > > > containing errno", so we should call IS_ERR() rather than a NULL check.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml@gmail.com>
> > > > >
> > > > > Acked-by: Kuninori Morimoto <kuninori.morimoto.gx@renesas.com>
> > > >
> > > > Applied, thanks.
> > >
> > > In another thread, we were just talking about who clk_get() can
> > > return a NULL if !CONFIG_HAVE_CLK. That might change to match the
> > > documentation later... Not sure.
> >
> > So what is the solution here? Will the dummy clk_get() be changed, or is
> > there more work needed on the drivers?
> >
>
> This driver can't function without a clk. It should select that at
> build time instead of testing for it at probe. Just checking for
> IS_ERR() will NOT cause a NULL dereference so the patch is ok in
> that respect. I'm not sure if this can be build without
> CONFIG_HAVE_CLK.
Your suggestion is to make this driver depend on CONFIG_HAVE_CLK? I'm
fine with that, but it doesn't sort out the core infrastructure question
about whether it is valid for the empty clk_get() to return NULL. Nor is
it a particularly sustainable solution (ie. if a large number of drivers
want to do the same thing).
g.
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 17+ messages in thread
* Re: [PATCH 5/5] spi: fix return value check in hspi_probe().
2013-01-11 15:02 ` Grant Likely
@ 2013-01-12 0:01 ` Dan Carpenter
0 siblings, 0 replies; 17+ messages in thread
From: Dan Carpenter @ 2013-01-12 0:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Grant Likely
Cc: Kuninori Morimoto, Cyril Roelandt, spi-devel-general,
kernel-janitors, linux-kernel
On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 03:02:02PM +0000, Grant Likely wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Jan 2013 19:04:55 +0300, Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com> wrote:
> > On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 09:56:20AM +0000, Grant Likely wrote:
> > > On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:39:14 +0300, Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com> wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 03:11:54PM +0000, Grant Likely wrote:
> > > > > On Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:36:27 -0800 (PST), Kuninori Morimoto <kuninori.morimoto.gx@renesas.com> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hi
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > According to its documentation, clk_get() returns a "valid IS_ERR() condition
> > > > > > > containing errno", so we should call IS_ERR() rather than a NULL check.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml@gmail.com>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Acked-by: Kuninori Morimoto <kuninori.morimoto.gx@renesas.com>
> > > > >
> > > > > Applied, thanks.
> > > >
> > > > In another thread, we were just talking about who clk_get() can
> > > > return a NULL if !CONFIG_HAVE_CLK. That might change to match the
> > > > documentation later... Not sure.
> > >
> > > So what is the solution here? Will the dummy clk_get() be changed, or is
> > > there more work needed on the drivers?
> > >
> >
> > This driver can't function without a clk. It should select that at
> > build time instead of testing for it at probe. Just checking for
> > IS_ERR() will NOT cause a NULL dereference so the patch is ok in
> > that respect. I'm not sure if this can be build without
> > CONFIG_HAVE_CLK.
>
> Your suggestion is to make this driver depend on CONFIG_HAVE_CLK? I'm
> fine with that, but it doesn't sort out the core infrastructure question
> about whether it is valid for the empty clk_get() to return NULL. Nor is
> it a particularly sustainable solution (ie. if a large number of drivers
> want to do the same thing).
>
We've spread this conversation out across several different threads.
http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-arm-kernel/2013-January/139186.html
Basically, drivers should use accessor functions which handle NULL
pointers instead of dereferencing the pointer directly.
regards,
dan carpenter
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