netdev - [PATCH] sfc: fix return value check in efx_ptp_probe

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Date:	Tue, 7 May 2013 20:19:25 +0800
From:	Wei Yongjun <weiyj.lk@...il.com>
To:	linux-net-drivers@...arflare.com, bhutchings@...arflare.com
Cc:	yongjun_wei@...ndmicro.com.cn, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] sfc: fix return value check in efx_ptp_probe_channel()

From: Wei Yongjun <yongjun_wei@...ndmicro.com.cn>

In case of error, the function ptp_clock_register() returns ERR_PTR()
and never returns NULL. The NULL test in the return value check should
be replaced with IS_ERR().

Signed-off-by: Wei Yongjun <yongjun_wei@...ndmicro.com.cn>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.c
index 07f6baa..9a95abf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.c
@@ -912,8 +912,10 @@ static int efx_ptp_probe_channel(struct efx_channel *channel)
 
 	ptp->phc_clock = ptp_clock_register(&ptp->phc_clock_info,
 					    &efx->pci_dev->dev);
-	if (!ptp->phc_clock)
+	if (IS_ERR(ptp->phc_clock)) {
+		rc = PTR_ERR(ptp->phc_clock);
 		goto fail3;
+	}
 
 	INIT_WORK(&ptp->pps_work, efx_ptp_pps_worker);
 	ptp->pps_workwq = create_singlethread_workqueue("sfc_pps");

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