linux-kernel - [PATCH] crypto: Use ERR_CAST inlined function instead of ERR_PTR(PTR

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Date:	Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:30:13 +0100
From:	Thomas Meyer <thomas@...3r.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] crypto: Use ERR_CAST inlined function instead of
 ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(..

The semantic patch that makes this change is available
in scripts/coccinelle/api/err_cast.cocci.

More information about semantic patching is available at
http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/

Signed-off-by: Thomas Meyer <thomas@...3r.de>
---

diff -u -p a/lib/digsig.c b/lib/digsig.c
--- a/lib/digsig.c 2012-01-14 01:33:38.949800859 +0100
+++ b/lib/digsig.c 2012-01-22 10:01:23.096322034 +0100
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ int digsig_verify(struct key *keyring, c
 		kref = keyring_search(make_key_ref(keyring, 1UL),
 						&key_type_user, name);
 		if (IS_ERR(kref))
-			key = ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(kref));
+			key = ERR_CAST(kref);
 		else
 			key = key_ref_to_ptr(kref);
 	} else {



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