linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [media] ov5645: Move an error code assignment in ov5645

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Date:   Thu, 15 Mar 2018 10:57:58 +0200
From:   Todor Tomov <todor.tomov@...aro.org>
To:     Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>,
        SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Cc:     linux-media@...r.kernel.org, Hans Verkuil <hansverk@...co.com>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [media] ov5645: Move an error code assignment in
 ov5645_probe()

Hi,

On 15.03.2018 00:17, Sakari Ailus wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 10:15:43PM +0100, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
>> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
>> Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 22:02:52 +0100
>>
>> Move an assignment for a specific error code so that it is stored only once
>> in this function implementation.
>>
>> This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software.
> 
> How?
> 
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
>> ---
>>  drivers/media/i2c/ov5645.c | 6 +-----
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/ov5645.c b/drivers/media/i2c/ov5645.c
>> index d28845f7356f..374576380fd4 100644
>> --- a/drivers/media/i2c/ov5645.c
>> +++ b/drivers/media/i2c/ov5645.c
>> @@ -1284,13 +1284,11 @@ static int ov5645_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
>>  	ret = ov5645_read_reg(ov5645, OV5645_CHIP_ID_HIGH, &chip_id_high);
>>  	if (ret < 0 || chip_id_high != OV5645_CHIP_ID_HIGH_BYTE) {
>>  		dev_err(dev, "could not read ID high\n");
>> -		ret = -ENODEV;
>>  		goto power_down;
>>  	}
>>  	ret = ov5645_read_reg(ov5645, OV5645_CHIP_ID_LOW, &chip_id_low);
>>  	if (ret < 0 || chip_id_low != OV5645_CHIP_ID_LOW_BYTE) {
>>  		dev_err(dev, "could not read ID low\n");
>> -		ret = -ENODEV;
>>  		goto power_down;
>>  	}
>>  
>> @@ -1300,7 +1298,6 @@ static int ov5645_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
>>  			      &ov5645->aec_pk_manual);
>>  	if (ret < 0) {
>>  		dev_err(dev, "could not read AEC/AGC mode\n");
>> -		ret = -ENODEV;
>>  		goto power_down;
>>  	}
>>  
>> @@ -1308,7 +1305,6 @@ static int ov5645_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
>>  			      &ov5645->timing_tc_reg20);
>>  	if (ret < 0) {
>>  		dev_err(dev, "could not read vflip value\n");
>> -		ret = -ENODEV;
>>  		goto power_down;
>>  	}
>>  
>> @@ -1316,7 +1312,6 @@ static int ov5645_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
>>  			      &ov5645->timing_tc_reg21);
>>  	if (ret < 0) {
>>  		dev_err(dev, "could not read hflip value\n");
>> -		ret = -ENODEV;
>>  		goto power_down;
>>  	}
>>  
>> @@ -1334,6 +1329,7 @@ static int ov5645_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
>>  
>>  power_down:
>>  	ov5645_s_power(&ov5645->sd, false);
>> +	ret = -ENODEV;
> 
> I don't think this is where people would expect you to set the error code
> in general. It should rather take place before goto, not after it. That'd
> mean another variable, and I'm not convinced the result would improve the
> driver.

I agree with Sakari.

> 
>>  free_entity:
>>  	media_entity_cleanup(&ov5645->sd.entity);
>>  free_ctrl:
> 

-- 
Best regards,
Todor Tomov