linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] crypto-ixp4xx: Two function calls less in init_ixp

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Date:	Tue, 17 Nov 2015 21:47:39 +0800
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] crypto-ixp4xx: Two function calls less in
 init_ixp_crypto() after error detection

On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 07:50:51PM +0100, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2015 18:28:39 +0100
> 
> The dma_pool_destroy() function was called twice with a null pointer
> if a "npe_error" was reported.
> 
> This implementation detail could be improved by the introduction
> of another jump label.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
> ---
>  drivers/crypto/ixp4xx_crypto.c | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ixp4xx_crypto.c b/drivers/crypto/ixp4xx_crypto.c
> index e52496a..efe0eca 100644
> --- a/drivers/crypto/ixp4xx_crypto.c
> +++ b/drivers/crypto/ixp4xx_crypto.c
> @@ -509,9 +509,11 @@ static int init_ixp_crypto(struct device *dev)
>  npe_error:
>  	printk(KERN_ERR "%s not responding\n", npe_name(npe_c));
>  	ret = -EIO;
> +	goto release_npe;
>  err:
>  	dma_pool_destroy(ctx_pool);
>  	dma_pool_destroy(buffer_pool);
> +release_npe:
>  	npe_release(npe_c);
>  	return ret;

I think this patch is making the code worse so I'm not applying it.
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