linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] gpiolib: introduce descriptor-based GPIO interface

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Date:	Wed, 9 Jan 2013 10:06:16 +0900
From:	Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@...dia.com>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org" 
	<devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] gpiolib: introduce descriptor-based GPIO interface

On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 9:59 PM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:
> Please avoid the use of IS_ERR_OR_NULL(), especially on interfaces you
> introduce yourself. AFAICT, gpiod_get cannot return NULL, so you
> should not check for that.

Sure - you sound like IS_ERR_OR_NULL() is generally considered evil,
may I ask why this is the case?

>> +       *dr = desc;
>> +       devres_add(dev, dr);
>> +
>> +       return 0;
>> +}
>
> I'm pretty sure you meant to write 'return desc;' here.

Absolutely, thanks.

Alex.
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