linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/5] Thermal: fix empty list checking method.

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Date:	Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:44:47 +0800
From:	"hongbo.zhang" <hongbo.zhang@...aro.org>
To:	linaro-dev@...ts.linaro.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-pm@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	patches@...aro.org, linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org,
	STEricsson_nomadik_linux@...t.st.com, kernel@...oocommunity.org,
	"hongbo.zhang" <hongbo.zhang@...aro.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3/5] Thermal: fix empty list checking method.

From: "hongbo.zhang" <hongbo.zhang@...aro.com>

Is is not reliable to check the list entry pointer after
list_for_each_entry loop, list_empty should be used instead.

Signed-off-by: hongbo.zhang <hongbo.zhang@...aro.com>
---
 drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c b/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
index b6b4c2a..d196230 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
@@ -247,12 +247,13 @@ static int cpufreq_get_max_state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev,
 	struct cpufreq_frequency_table *table;
 
 	mutex_lock(&cooling_cpufreq_lock);
+	if (list_empty(&cooling_cpufreq_list))
+		goto return_get_max_state;
+
 	list_for_each_entry(cpufreq_device, &cooling_cpufreq_list, node) {
 		if (cpufreq_device && cpufreq_device->cool_dev == cdev)
 			break;
 	}
-	if (cpufreq_device == NULL)
-		goto return_get_max_state;
 
 	maskPtr = &cpufreq_device->allowed_cpus;
 	cpu = cpumask_any(maskPtr);
-- 
1.7.11.3

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