linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MFD: ab8500-core improved error handling in get_chip

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Message-ID: <20101209121604.GF8884@sortiz-mobl>
Date:	Thu, 9 Dec 2010 13:16:05 +0100
From:	Samuel Ortiz <sameo@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Mattias Wallin <mattias.wallin@...ricsson.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...ricsson.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MFD: ab8500-core improved error handling in get_chip_id

Hi Mattias,

On Thu, Dec 02, 2010 at 03:08:32PM +0100, Mattias Wallin wrote:
> This patch improves the error handling in ab8500_get_chip_id.
Patch applied.
One general comment: Your title and changelog should be different. The former
should basically be a one liner explaining what you're doing, and the latter
should explain why and how you're doing so.

Cheers,
Samuel.


> Signed-off-by: Mattias Wallin <mattias.wallin@...ricsson.com>
> ---
>  drivers/mfd/ab8500-core.c |    8 ++++++--
>  1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/mfd/ab8500-core.c b/drivers/mfd/ab8500-core.c
> index d9640a6..e91b5b7 100644
> --- a/drivers/mfd/ab8500-core.c
> +++ b/drivers/mfd/ab8500-core.c
> @@ -103,8 +103,12 @@ static const int ab8500_irq_regoffset[AB8500_NUM_IRQ_REGS] = {
>  
>  static int ab8500_get_chip_id(struct device *dev)
>  {
> -	struct ab8500 *ab8500 = dev_get_drvdata(dev->parent);
> -	return (int)ab8500->chip_id;
> +	struct ab8500 *ab8500;
> +
> +	if (!dev)
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +	ab8500 = dev_get_drvdata(dev->parent);
> +	return ab8500 ? (int)ab8500->chip_id : -EINVAL;
>  }
>  
>  static int set_register_interruptible(struct ab8500 *ab8500, u8 bank,
> -- 
> 1.7.2.2
> 

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