netdev - Re: [PATCH net v4] bonding: Fix error checking for debugfs_create

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Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2023 11:15:58 +0300
From: Tariq Toukan <ttoukan.linux@...il.com>
To: 王明-软件底层技术部 <machel@...o.com>,
 Jay Vosburgh <j.vosburgh@...il.com>, Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net>,
 "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
 Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
 Taku Izumi <izumi.taku@...fujitsu.com>,
 "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
 "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc: "opensource.kernel" <opensource.kernel@...o.com>,
 "jay.vosburgh@...onical.com" <jay.vosburgh@...onical.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v4] bonding: Fix error checking for
 debugfs_create_dir()

On 19/07/2023 5:10, 王明-软件底层技术部 wrote:
> The debugfs_create_dir() function returns error pointers,
> it never returns NULL. Most incorrect error checks were fixed,
> but the one in bond_create_debugfs() was forgotten.
> 
> Fixes: f073c7ca29a4 ("bonding: add the debugfs facility to the bonding driver")
> Signed-off-by: Wang Ming <machel@...o.com>
> ---
>   drivers/net/bonding/bond_debugfs.c | 2 +-
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_debugfs.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_debugfs.c
> index 594094526648..d4a82f276e87 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_debugfs.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_debugfs.c
> @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void bond_create_debugfs(void)
>   {
>   	bonding_debug_root = debugfs_create_dir("bonding", NULL);
>   
> -	if (!bonding_debug_root)
> +	if (IS_ERR(bonding_debug_root))
>   		pr_warn("Warning: Cannot create bonding directory in debugfs\n");
>   }
>   

Reviewed-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@...dia.com>

Thanks.