linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] gpiolib: introduce descriptor-based GPIO interface

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Date:	Tue, 8 Jan 2013 12:59:29 +0000
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@...dia.com>
Cc:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org,
	Alexandre Courbot <gnurou@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] gpiolib: introduce descriptor-based GPIO interface

On Tuesday 08 January 2013, Alexandre Courbot wrote:
> +struct gpio_desc *__must_check devm_gpiod_get(struct device *dev,
> +                                                    const char *con_id)
> +{
> +       struct gpio_desc **dr;
> +       struct gpio_desc *desc;
> +
> +       dr = devres_alloc(devm_gpio_release, sizeof(struct gpio_desc *),
> +                         GFP_KERNEL);
> +       if (!dr)
> +               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
> +
> +       desc = gpiod_get(dev, con_id);
> +       if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(desc)) {
> +               devres_free(dr);
> +               return desc;
> +       }

Please avoid the use of IS_ERR_OR_NULL(), especially on interfaces you
introduce yourself. AFAICT, gpiod_get cannot return NULL, so you
should not check for that.

> +       *dr = desc;
> +       devres_add(dev, dr);
> +
> +       return 0;
> +}

I'm pretty sure you meant to write 'return desc;' here.

	Arnd
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