linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] extcon: Fix return value in extcon_register

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Date:	Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:45:14 +0530
From:	anish singh <anish198519851985@...il.com>
To:	Sachin Kamat <sachin.kamat@...aro.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, myungjoo.ham@...sung.com,
	cw00.choi@...sung.com, patches@...aro.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] extcon: Fix return value in extcon_register_interest()

On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 12:28 PM, Sachin Kamat <sachin.kamat@...aro.org> wrote:
> Return the value obtained from extcon_find_cable_index()
> instead of -ENODEV.
>
> Fixes the following smatch info:
> drivers/extcon/extcon-class.c:478 extcon_register_interest() info:
> why not propagate 'obj->cable_index' from extcon_find_cable_index()
> instead of -19?
>
> Signed-off-by: Sachin Kamat <sachin.kamat@...aro.org>
> ---
>  drivers/extcon/extcon-class.c |    2 +-
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/extcon/extcon-class.c b/drivers/extcon/extcon-class.c
> index 946a318..e996800 100644
> --- a/drivers/extcon/extcon-class.c
> +++ b/drivers/extcon/extcon-class.c
> @@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ int extcon_register_interest(struct extcon_specific_cable_nb *obj,
>
>         obj->cable_index = extcon_find_cable_index(obj->edev, cable_name);
>         if (obj->cable_index < 0)
> -               return -ENODEV;
> +               return obj->cable_index;
I think ENODEV is right here as the function will return negative
value only when
there is no such device for which the user is trying to register the interest.
Is there any problem with that?
>
>         obj->user_nb = nb;
>
> --
> 1.7.4.1
>
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