linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] iio: adc: at91_adc: Correct call to input_free

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Message-ID: <539CBD51.8090409@kernel.org>
Date:	Sat, 14 Jun 2014 22:23:29 +0100
From:	Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>
To:	Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>
CC:	Himangi Saraogi <himangi774@...il.com>, linux-iio@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, julia.lawall@...6.fr
Subject: Re: [PATCH] iio: adc: at91_adc: Correct call to input_free_device

On 14/06/14 22:17, Alexandre Belloni wrote:
> On 14/06/2014 at 16:41:20 +0100, Jonathan Cameron wrote :
>> On 13/06/14 18:11, Himangi Saraogi wrote:
>>> This error handling code can be reached before st->ts_input is
>>> initialized, so it is safer to always use the original name, input_dev.
>>>
>>> A simplified version of the semantic match that finds this problem is:
>>>
>>> // <smpl>
>>> @r exists@
>>> local idexpression struct input_dev * x;
>>> expression ra,rr;
>>> @@
>>>
>>> * x = input_allocate_device(...)
>>> ...  when != x = rr
>>>       when != input_free_device(x,...)
>>>       when != if (...) { ... input_free_device(x,...) ...}
>>> if(...) { ... when != x = ra
>>>       when forall
>>> *     when != input_free_device(x,...)
>>>   \(return <+...x...+>; \| return...; \) }
>>>
>>> // </smpl>
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Himangi Saraogi <himangi774@...il.com>
>> The error handling in this function has been completely rewritten so the
>> bug is no longer there and this no longer applies.
>
> Hum, actually, you are wrong and I introduced that bug in 3.16. The
> change didn't come from your tree so it is not up to date.
>
> So either you take it after 3.16-rc1 or we can ask Nicolas to get it
> through the at91 tree.
Ah, that would do it!
I'm lagging a bit (just sending a pull request for some fixes from pre 3.16
merge window opening).  Will pick this up later in the week.

oops.

J
>
>
> Either way:
>
> Acked-by: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>
>

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