linux-kernel - [PATCH] switchtec: Fix an error handling

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Date:   Tue, 11 Apr 2017 06:32:04 +0200
From:   Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
To:     kurt.schwemmer@...rosemi.com, stephen.bates@...rosemi.com,
        logang@...tatee.com, bhelgaas@...gle.com
Cc:     linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Subject: [PATCH] switchtec: Fix an error handling

'stuser_create' returns an error pointer in case of error, not NULL.
So test its return value with IS_ERR.

Fixes: 74004262f329 ("MicroSemi Switchtec management interface driver")

Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
---
 drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c b/drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c
index fcde98161d9a..cc6e085008fb 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ static int switchtec_dev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	stdev = container_of(inode->i_cdev, struct switchtec_dev, cdev);
 
 	stuser = stuser_create(stdev);
-	if (!stuser)
+	if (IS_ERR(stuser))
 		return PTR_ERR(stuser);
 
 	filp->private_data = stuser;
-- 
2.11.0