linux-kernel - [PATCH] scsi: gdth: add error handling for register

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Date:   Mon, 11 Jun 2018 16:35:48 +0800
From:   Zhouyang Jia <jiazhouyang09@...il.com>
To:     unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input)
Cc:     Zhouyang Jia <jiazhouyang09@...il.com>,
        Achim Leubner <achim_leubner@...ptec.com>,
        "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] scsi: gdth: add error handling for register_chrdev

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

This patch adds error-handling code after calling register_chrdev.

Signed-off-by: Zhouyang Jia <jiazhouyang09@...il.com>
---
 drivers/scsi/gdth.c | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/gdth.c b/drivers/scsi/gdth.c
index 8560479..d5a2af8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/gdth.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/gdth.c
@@ -5198,6 +5198,11 @@ static int __init gdth_init(void)
 	TRACE2(("gdth_detect() %d controller detected\n", gdth_ctr_count));
 
 	major = register_chrdev(0,"gdth", &gdth_fops);
+	if (major < 0) {
+		printk("GDT-HA: Unable to register char device gdth.\n");
+		return major;
+	}
+
 	register_reboot_notifier(&gdth_notifier);
 	gdth_polling = FALSE;
 	return 0;
-- 
2.7.4