linux-kernel - [PATCH -next] staging: bcm2708_vchiq: fix return value check in vchiq_init

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Date:   Mon, 17 Oct 2016 15:05:36 +0000
From:   Wei Yongjun <weiyj.lk@...il.com>
To:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, daniels@...labora.com,
        noralf@...nnes.org, popcornmix@...il.com, bobby.prani@...il.com,
        colin.king@...onical.com
Cc:     Wei Yongjun <weiyongjun1@...wei.com>, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH -next] staging: bcm2708_vchiq: fix return value check in vchiq_init_state()

From: Wei Yongjun <weiyongjun1@...wei.com>

In case of error, the function kthread_create() returns ERR_PTR() and
never returns NULL. The NULL test in the return value check should be
replaced with IS_ERR().

Signed-off-by: Wei Yongjun <weiyongjun1@...wei.com>
---
 drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c
index 2c98da4..8cb43f5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c
@@ -2494,7 +2494,7 @@ vchiq_init_state(VCHIQ_STATE_T *state, VCHIQ_SLOT_ZERO_T *slot_zero,
 		(void *)state,
 		threadname);
 
-	if (state->slot_handler_thread == NULL) {
+	if (IS_ERR(state->slot_handler_thread)) {
 		vchiq_loud_error_header();
 		vchiq_loud_error("couldn't create thread %s", threadname);
 		vchiq_loud_error_footer();
@@ -2507,7 +2507,7 @@ vchiq_init_state(VCHIQ_STATE_T *state, VCHIQ_SLOT_ZERO_T *slot_zero,
 	state->recycle_thread = kthread_create(&recycle_func,
 		(void *)state,
 		threadname);
-	if (state->recycle_thread == NULL) {
+	if (IS_ERR(state->recycle_thread)) {
 		vchiq_loud_error_header();
 		vchiq_loud_error("couldn't create thread %s", threadname);
 		vchiq_loud_error_footer();
@@ -2520,7 +2520,7 @@ vchiq_init_state(VCHIQ_STATE_T *state, VCHIQ_SLOT_ZERO_T *slot_zero,
 	state->sync_thread = kthread_create(&sync_func,
 		(void *)state,
 		threadname);
-	if (state->sync_thread == NULL) {
+	if (IS_ERR(state->sync_thread)) {
 		vchiq_loud_error_header();
 		vchiq_loud_error("couldn't create thread %s", threadname);
 		vchiq_loud_error_footer();