linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/10 v3] Input: ep93xx_keypad: Fix platform_get

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Date:   Sat, 18 Nov 2017 10:30:29 -0800
From:   Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:     Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav.cs@...il.com>
Cc:     maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com, wens@...e.org,
        mcuos.com@...il.com, linux@...ck-us.net, linux@...linux.org.uk,
        lee.jones@...aro.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/10 v3] Input: ep93xx_keypad: Fix platform_get_irq's
 error checking

On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 04:25:08PM +0530, Arvind Yadav wrote:
> The platform_get_irq() function returns negative if an error occurs.
> zero or positive number on success. platform_get_irq() error checking
> for zero is not correct.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav.cs@...il.com>
> ---
> changes in v2:
>                Return keypad->irq insted of -ENXIO.
> changes in v3 :
>                Add failure case '<= 0' instead of '< 0'. IRQ0 is not valid.
> 
>  drivers/input/keyboard/ep93xx_keypad.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/ep93xx_keypad.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/ep93xx_keypad.c
> index f77b295..01788a7 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/keyboard/ep93xx_keypad.c
> +++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/ep93xx_keypad.c
> @@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ static int ep93xx_keypad_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  	}
>  
>  	keypad->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
> -	if (!keypad->irq) {
> -		err = -ENXIO;
> +	if (keypad->irq <= 0) {
> +		err = keypad->irq;

Argh, so what will happen if you return with keypad->irq == 0? Can you
please stop and consider what exactly  you are doing before churning
patches like crazy?

>  		goto failed_free;
>  	}
>  
> -- 
> 2.7.4
> 

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry