linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] USB: misplaced parenthesis

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Message-ID: <4B7BC9F2.6050703@gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:50:26 +0100
From:	Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@...il.com>
To:	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
CC:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	Matthew Dharm <mdharm-usb@...-eyed-alien.net>,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, usb-storage@...ts.one-eyed-alien.net,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] USB: misplaced parenthesis

Due to a misplaced parenthesis the usbat_write_block() return value was not
stored, but a boolean. USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_NO_SENSE and USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_ERROR
were returned as USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_FAILED.

Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@...il.com>
---
>> in drivers/usb/storage/transport.h line 100 note the definitions:
>>
>> #define USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_GOOD    0   /* Transport good, command good     */
>> #define USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_FAILED  1   /* Transport good, command failed   */
>> #define USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_NO_SENSE 2  /* Command failed, no auto-sense    */
>> #define USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_ERROR   3   /* Transport bad (i.e. device dead) */

> It seems pretty clear that your patch was correct and the parens were 
> misplaced.  In usb-storage, transport routines like 
> usbat_hp8200e_transport() are supposed to return one of the 
> USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_* codes, not a Boolean value.
> 
> I do agree with Joe that it would be better form to separate the 
> function call and the "if" into two statements, as in your second 
> version above.

Ok, thanks for comments, This should fix and separate the assignment as desired.

Roel

diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/shuttle_usbat.c b/drivers/usb/storage/shuttle_usbat.c
index b62a288..bd3f415 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/shuttle_usbat.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/shuttle_usbat.c
@@ -1628,10 +1628,10 @@ static int usbat_hp8200e_transport(struct scsi_cmnd *srb, struct us_data *us)
 		return USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_ERROR;
 	}
 
-	if ( (result = usbat_multiple_write(us, 
-			registers, data, 7)) != USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_GOOD) {
+	result = usbat_multiple_write(us, registers, data, 7);
+
+	if (result != USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_GOOD)
 		return result;
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Write the 12-byte command header.
@@ -1643,12 +1643,11 @@ static int usbat_hp8200e_transport(struct scsi_cmnd *srb, struct us_data *us)
 	 * AT SPEED 4 IS UNRELIABLE!!!
 	 */
 
-	if ((result = usbat_write_block(us,
-			USBAT_ATA, srb->cmnd, 12,
-				(srb->cmnd[0]==GPCMD_BLANK ? 75 : 10), 0) !=
-			     USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_GOOD)) {
+	result = usbat_write_block(us, USBAT_ATA, srb->cmnd, 12,
+				   srb->cmnd[0] == GPCMD_BLANK ? 75 : 10, 0);
+
+	if (result != USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_GOOD)
 		return result;
-	}
 
 	/* If there is response data to be read in then do it here. */
 

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