linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] mfd: 88pm800: Fix the bug that pdata may be NULL

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Date:	Tue, 27 Aug 2013 14:11:58 +0800
From:	Chao Xie <xiechao.mail@...il.com>
To:	Samuel Ortiz <sameo@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	Chao Xie <chao.xie@...vell.com>, Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] mfd: 88pm800: Fix the bug that pdata may be NULL

On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 9:40 AM, Samuel Ortiz <sameo@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
> Hi Xie,
>
> On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 09:27:54PM -0400, Chao Xie wrote:
>> User pass platform data to device, and platform data may be
>> NULL.
> In which case do you get that ? With DT ?
> Should rtc_init fail when pdata is NULL ?
>
> You need to explain that, be it only for us to know if it's a critical
> fix or not.
>
Sorry for late response.
If pdata is NULL, the driver will fail. So the error check should be done at
the beginning of probe.
If (!pdata)
   return -EINVAL;

Is that OK?

> Cheers,
> Samuel.
>
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