On Mon, Jun 01, 2015 at 11:10:54PM +0200, Richard Weinberger wrote: > Don't return a obfuscated null pointer using ERR_PTR(0). > If the no device is found clearly return -ENODEV. > This makes the code more clear and matches the comment > of doc_probe_device(). > > Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger <rich...@nod.at> > ---
Have you tested this patch? > drivers/mtd/devices/docg3.c | 16 ++++++---------- > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/docg3.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/docg3.c > index 5e67b4a..630e29a 100644 > --- a/drivers/mtd/devices/docg3.c > +++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/docg3.c > @@ -1902,7 +1902,7 @@ doc_probe_device(struct docg3_cascade *cascade, int > floor, struct device *dev) > chip_id = doc_register_readw(docg3, DOC_CHIPID); > chip_id_inv = doc_register_readw(docg3, DOC_CHIPID_INV); > > - ret = 0; > + ret = -ENODEV; > if (chip_id != (u16)(~chip_id_inv)) { > goto nomem4; > } > @@ -2068,13 +2068,10 @@ static int __init docg3_probe(struct platform_device > *pdev) > mtd = doc_probe_device(cascade, floor, dev); > if (IS_ERR(mtd)) { > ret = PTR_ERR(mtd); > - goto err_probe; > - } > - if (!mtd) { > - if (floor == 0) > - goto notfound; > - else > + if (ret == -ENODEV && floor == 0) I think you might have changed the logic when refactoring here. I think the right refactoring would be the following, no? if (ret == -ENODEV && floor != 0) continue; else goto err_probe; > continue; > + else > + goto err_probe; > } > cascade->floors[floor] = mtd; > ret = mtd_device_parse_register(mtd, part_probes, NULL, NULL, > @@ -2091,10 +2088,9 @@ static int __init docg3_probe(struct platform_device > *pdev) > doc_dbg_register(cascade->floors[0]->priv); > return 0; > > -notfound: > - ret = -ENODEV; > - dev_info(dev, "No supported DiskOnChip found\n"); > err_probe: > + if (ret == -ENODEV) > + dev_info(dev, "No supported DiskOnChip found\n"); > free_bch(cascade->bch); > for (floor = 0; floor < DOC_MAX_NBFLOORS; floor++) > if (cascade->floors[floor]) Brian -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/