linux-kernel - [PATCH] media: cx88: add error handling for snd_ctl

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Message-Id: <1528702920-33410-1-git-send-email-jiazhouyang09@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 11 Jun 2018 15:41:58 +0800
From:   Zhouyang Jia <jiazhouyang09@...il.com>
To:     unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input)
Cc:     Zhouyang Jia <jiazhouyang09@...il.com>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Brian Warner <brian.warner@...sung.com>,
        Hans Verkuil <hans.verkuil@...co.com>,
        Bhumika Goyal <bhumirks@...il.com>,
        linux-media@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] media: cx88: add error handling for snd_ctl_add

When snd_ctl_add fails, the lack of error-handling code may
cause unexpected results.

This patch adds error-handling code after calling snd_ctl_add.

Signed-off-by: Zhouyang Jia <jiazhouyang09@...il.com>
---
 drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-alsa.c | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-alsa.c b/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-alsa.c
index 8a28fda..d366793 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-alsa.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-alsa.c
@@ -962,8 +962,11 @@ static int cx88_audio_initdev(struct pci_dev *pci,
 		goto error;
 
 	/* If there's a wm8775 then add a Line-In ALC switch */
-	if (core->sd_wm8775)
-		snd_ctl_add(card, snd_ctl_new1(&snd_cx88_alc_switch, chip));
+	if (core->sd_wm8775) {
+		err = snd_ctl_add(card, snd_ctl_new1(&snd_cx88_alc_switch, chip));
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto error;
+	}
 
 	strcpy(card->driver, "CX88x");
 	sprintf(card->shortname, "Conexant CX%x", pci->device);
-- 
2.7.4