linux-kernel - [PATCH] gpio: Check if base is positive before calling gpio_is

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Date:	Mon, 17 Nov 2014 15:31:59 +0100
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>
To:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Alexandre Courbot <gnurou@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>
Subject: [PATCH] gpio: Check if base is positive before calling gpio_is_valid()

It doesn't make much sense to make some (possible expensive) calls to
gpio_is_valid() first, and to ignore the result if the base number is
negative. Check for a positive base number first.

Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>
---
 drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 2e3d66adc6880950..bdf2020e103c7bc0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ int gpiochip_add(struct gpio_chip *chip)
 	unsigned	id;
 	int		base = chip->base;
 
-	if ((!gpio_is_valid(base) || !gpio_is_valid(base + chip->ngpio - 1))
-			&& base >= 0) {
+	if (base >= 0 &&
+	    (!gpio_is_valid(base) || !gpio_is_valid(base + chip->ngpio - 1))) {
 		status = -EINVAL;
 		goto fail;
 	}
-- 
1.9.1

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