linux-kernel - [PATCH] clk: return proper ERR_PTR for clk_get when !HAVE

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Date:	Thu,  5 Feb 2015 20:09:22 +0100
From:	Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>
Subject: [PATCH] clk: return proper ERR_PTR for clk_get when !HAVE_CLK

clk_get functions return an ERR_PTR and not NULL in the error case. Make
that consistent for the dummy functions when HAVE_CLK is not enabled.
Otherwise unexpected codepaths might be trying to use a NULL pointer.

Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>
---
 include/linux/clk.h | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/clk.h b/include/linux/clk.h
index c7f258a81761..37a286b69943 100644
--- a/include/linux/clk.h
+++ b/include/linux/clk.h
@@ -340,12 +340,12 @@ struct clk *clk_get_sys(const char *dev_id, const char *con_id);
 
 static inline struct clk *clk_get(struct device *dev, const char *id)
 {
-	return NULL;
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 }
 
 static inline struct clk *devm_clk_get(struct device *dev, const char *id)
 {
-	return NULL;
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 }
 
 static inline void clk_put(struct clk *clk) {}
-- 
2.1.4

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