linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 9/10] introduce intel_menlow platform specific driver

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Date:	Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:45:42 +0800
From:	Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>
To:	"Thomas, Sujith" <sujith.thomas@...el.com>
CC:	"Zhang, Rui" <rui.zhang@...el.com>,
	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>, sam@...nborg.org,
	lenb@...nel.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 9/10] introduce intel_menlow platform specific driver

>>> +static int __init intel_menlow_module_init(void)
>>> +{
>>> +	int result = -ENODEV;
>>> +	acpi_status status;
>>> +	unsigned long enable;
>>> +
>>> +	if (acpi_disabled)
>>> +		return result;
>>> +
>>> +	/* Looking for the \_TZ.GSTS method */
>>> +	status = acpi_evaluate_integer(NULL, BIOS_ENABLED, NULL, &enable);
>>> +	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status) || !enable)
>>> +		return -ENODEV;
>>> +
>>> +	/* Looking for ACPI device MEM0 with hardware id INT0002 */
>>> +	result = acpi_bus_register_driver(&intel_menlow_memory_driver);
>>> +	if (result)
>>> +		return result;
>>> +
>>> +	/* Looking for sensors in each ACPI thermal zone */
>>> +	status = acpi_walk_namespace(ACPI_TYPE_THERMAL, ACPI_ROOT_OBJECT,
>>> +				     ACPI_UINT32_MAX,
>>> +				     intel_menlow_register_sensor, NULL, NULL);
>>> +	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
>>> +		result = -ENODEV;
>>> +
>> It seems to me this should be 'return -ENODEV;'
>>
>> You can just eliminate variable result, because result will be
>> -ENODEV only.
> I disagree. "result" is required to store the return value from acpi_bus_register_driver which may be different from ENODEV. Otherwise it's all -ENODEV.
> 
> :-Sujith

Indead, I overlooked it.

But the above 'result = -ENODEV;' should be 'return -ENODEV;', right?

>>> +	return 0;
>>> +}

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