linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] drivers: video: fbdev: atmel

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Date:	Tue, 26 Aug 2014 13:05:06 +0300
From:	Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@...com>
To:	Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@...6.fr>,
	Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>
CC:	<kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jean-Christophe Plagniol-Villard <plagnioj@...osoft.com>,
	<linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] drivers: video: fbdev: atmel_lcdfb.c: fix error return
 code

On 06/08/14 23:12, Julia Lawall wrote:
> From: Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@...6.fr>
> 
> Convert a zero return value on error to a negative one, as returned
> elsewhere in the function.
> 
> A simplified version of the semantic match that finds this problem is as
> follows: (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/)
> 
> // <smpl>
> (
> if@p1 (\(ret < 0\|ret != 0\))
>  { ... return ret; }
> |
> ret@p1 = 0
> )
> ... when != ret = e1
>     when != &ret
> *if(...)
> {
>   ... when != ret = e2
>       when forall
>  return ret;
> }
> 
> // </smpl>
> 
> Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@...6.fr>
> 
> ---
> The error codes chosen are the ones that are commonly used elsewhere or
> these functions.  Perhaps something else is wanted.
> 
>  drivers/video/fbdev/atmel_lcdfb.c |    2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/atmel_lcdfb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/atmel_lcdfb.c
> index 92640d4..1d8bdb9 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/atmel_lcdfb.c
> +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/atmel_lcdfb.c
> @@ -1102,12 +1102,14 @@ static int atmel_lcdfb_of_init(struct atmel_lcdfb_info *sinfo)
>  	timings = of_get_display_timings(display_np);
>  	if (!timings) {
>  		dev_err(dev, "failed to get display timings\n");
> +		ret = -EINVAL;
>  		goto put_display_node;
>  	}
>  
>  	timings_np = of_find_node_by_name(display_np, "display-timings");
>  	if (!timings_np) {
>  		dev_err(dev, "failed to find display-timings node\n");
> +		ret = -ENODEV;
>  		goto put_display_node;
>  	}
>  
> 

Thanks, queued for 3.17 fbdev fixes.

 Tomi



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