linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/6] iommu/amd: Add support for non-pci devices

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Date:	Fri, 8 Jan 2016 13:18:56 +0100
From:	Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>
To:	Wan ZongShun <mcuos.com@...il.com>
Cc:	Wan Zongshun <vincent.wan@....com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org, Ray Huang <ray.huang@....com>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>, ken.xue@....com, vw@...mu.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/6] iommu/amd: Add support for non-pci devices

On Fri, Jan 08, 2016 at 11:15:37AM +0800, Wan ZongShun wrote:
> Please see the following function, since I judge this
> 'get_acpihid_device_id(dev, NULL) < 0'  in the front of
> 'get_device_id', so your concern should not exist. I have already
> filtered the negative situation in check_device firstly, do you think
> it is ok?
> 
> 
> static bool check_device(struct device *dev)
> {
>         u16 devid;
> ......
> 
>         /* No PCI device */
>         if (!dev_is_pci(dev) && (get_acpihid_device_id(dev, NULL) < 0))
>                 return false;
> 
>         devid = get_device_id(dev);

That is true for this case, but the other call-sites of get_device_id()
still have to care about a potential negative return value, right?



	Joerg