linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/7] staging: wlags49_h2: Handle sysfs_create

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Date:	Sun,  9 Oct 2011 12:11:31 +0100
From:	David Kilroy <kilroyd@...glemail.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, greg@...ah.com
Cc:	pe1dnn@...at.org, David Kilroy <kilroyd@...glemail.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/7] staging: wlags49_h2: Handle sysfs_create_group return correctly

The function returns 0 on success and non-zero on error. So
correctly record the status so it is freed appropriately.

Signed-off-by: David Kilroy <kilroyd@...glemail.com>
---
 drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_internal.h |    2 +-
 drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_sysfs.c    |   18 ++++++++++--------
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_internal.h b/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_internal.h
index 6351bb8..9ed2857 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_internal.h
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ struct wl_private
 	int                         is_registered;
 	int                         is_handling_int;
 	int                         firmware_present;
-	char                        sysfsCreated;
+	bool                        sysfsCreated;
 	CFG_DRV_INFO_STRCT          driverInfo;
 	CFG_IDENTITY_STRCT          driverIdentity;
 	CFG_FW_IDENTITY_STRCT       StationIdentity;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_sysfs.c b/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_sysfs.c
index 9b833b3..1508f04 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_sysfs.c
@@ -120,17 +120,19 @@ static struct attribute_group wlags_group = {
 
 void register_wlags_sysfs(struct net_device *net)
 {
-    struct device *dev = &(net->dev);
-    struct wl_private *lp = wl_priv(net);
-
-    lp->sysfsCreated = sysfs_create_group(&dev->kobj, &wlags_group);
+	struct device *dev = &(net->dev);
+	struct wl_private *lp = wl_priv(net);
+	int err;
+	err = sysfs_create_group(&dev->kobj, &wlags_group);
+	if (!err)
+		lp->sysfsCreated = true;
 }
 
 void unregister_wlags_sysfs(struct net_device *net)
 {
-    struct device *dev = &(net->dev);
-    struct wl_private *lp = wl_priv(net);
+	struct device *dev = &(net->dev);
+	struct wl_private *lp = wl_priv(net);
 
-    if (lp->sysfsCreated)
-	sysfs_remove_group(&dev->kobj, &wlags_group);
+	if (lp->sysfsCreated)
+		sysfs_remove_group(&dev->kobj, &wlags_group);
 }
-- 
1.7.4.1

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