linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fix ptr

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Date:   Mon, 24 Apr 2017 11:57:56 +0100
From:   Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To:     Olimpiu Dejeu <olimpiu@...ticsand.com>
Cc:     Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@...aro.org>,
        kbuild test robot <lkp@...el.com>, fengguang.wu@...el.com,
        kbuild-all@...org, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, jingoohan1@...il.com,
        Brian Dodge <bdodge@...ticsand.com>, joe@...ches.com,
        Matthew D'Asaro <medasaro@...ticsand.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fix ptr_ret.cocci warnings

On Mon, 17 Apr 2017, Olimpiu Dejeu wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 11:07 AM, Daniel Thompson <
> daniel.thompson@...aro.org> wrote:
> 
> > On 21/03/17 14:58, Olimpiu Dejeu wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 10:48 AM, kbuild test robot <lkp@...el.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> drivers/video/backlight/arcxcnn_bl.c:183:1-3: WARNING: PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO
> >>> can be used
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>  Use PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO rather than if(IS_ERR(...)) + PTR_ERR
> >>>
> >>> Generated by: scripts/coccinelle/api/ptr_ret.cocci
> >>>
> >>> CC: Olimpiu Dejeu <olimpiu@...ticsand.com>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@...el.com>
> >>> ---
> >>>
> >>>  arcxcnn_bl.c |    5 +----
> >>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)
> >>>
> >>> --- a/drivers/video/backlight/arcxcnn_bl.c
> >>> +++ b/drivers/video/backlight/arcxcnn_bl.c
> >>> @@ -180,10 +180,7 @@ static int arcxcnn_backlight_register(st
> >>>
> >>>         lp->bl = devm_backlight_device_register(lp->dev, name, lp->dev,
> >>> lp,
> >>>                                        &arcxcnn_bl_ops, props);
> >>> -       if (IS_ERR(lp->bl))
> >>> -               return PTR_ERR(lp->bl);
> >>> -
> >>> -       return 0;
> >>> +       return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(lp->bl);
> >>>  }
> >>>
> >>>  static void arcxcnn_parse_dt(struct arcxcnn *lp)
> >>>
> >>
> >> Acked-by: Olimpiu Dejeu <olimpiu@...ticsand.com>
> >>
> >
> > Glad you approve! Could you apply this change and re-post the patch
> > series? Thanks.
> >
> >
> > Daniel.
> >
> >
> Applied change, re-posted series on March 21st. No sure what next. Please
> advise. Thanks.

Yes you did.

Daniel, do you see v9?

FYI, if this happens again, it's best to wait a couple of weeks then
send the patch again like "[RESEND v9] ..." to gain attention.


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