linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] PM / OPP: Initialize regulator pointer to an error value

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Date:	Mon, 15 Feb 2016 22:14:10 +0530
From:	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:	Jon Hunter <jonathanh@...dia.com>
Cc:	Rafael Wysocki <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	Viresh Kumar <vireshk@...nel.org>, Nishanth Menon <nm@...com>,
	Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>,
	linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] PM / OPP: Initialize regulator pointer to an error value

On 15-02-16, 16:42, Jon Hunter wrote:
> 
> On 15/02/16 16:26, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> > We are currently required to do two checks for regulator pointer:
> > IS_ERR() and IS_NULL().
> > 
> > And multiple instances are reported, about both of these not being used
> > consistently and so resulting in crashes.
> > 
> > Fix that by initializing regulator pointer with an error value and
> > checking it only against an error.
> > 
> > This makes code consistent and efficient.
> > 
> > Reported-by: Jon Hunter <jonathanh@...dia.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
> 
> Tested-by: Jon Hunter <jonathanh@...dia.com>

Thanks a lot Jon.

-- 
viresh