linux-kernel - Re: Q: return of pinctrl_register and handing at drivers that use this function

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Date:	Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:34:53 +0530
From:	"devendra.aaru" <devendra.aaru@...il.com>
To:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Cc:	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Q: return of pinctrl_register and handing at drivers that use
 this function

Hi Linus,

On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 5:22 PM, Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 1:47 PM, devendra.aaru <devendra.aaru@...il.com> wrote:
>
>> since the pinctrl_register returns a pointer of structure type "struct
>> pinctrl_dev" or NULL if it was failed to register the pinctrl driver,
>> so IS_ERR checking is not required?
>
> Yes. (Unless I did something wrong.)
>
So checking the return value of pinctrl_register with IS_ERR is not required.
There are drivers in pinctrl subsystem which uses the IS_ERR and may (not)
check whether its null or not.

you can expect a patchset of those fixes. :)
> Yours,
> Linus Walleij

Thanks,
Devendra.
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