linux-kernel - [PATCH] HID: hid-ntrig: add error handling for sysfs_create

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Date:   Mon, 11 Jun 2018 16:54:56 +0800
From:   Zhouyang Jia <jiazhouyang09@...il.com>
To:     unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input)
Cc:     Zhouyang Jia <jiazhouyang09@...il.com>,
        Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>,
        Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>,
        linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] HID: hid-ntrig: add error handling for sysfs_create_group

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

This patch adds error-handling code after calling sysfs_create_group.

Signed-off-by: Zhouyang Jia <jiazhouyang09@...il.com>
---
 drivers/hid/hid-ntrig.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-ntrig.c b/drivers/hid/hid-ntrig.c
index 43b1c72..1e70dae 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-ntrig.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-ntrig.c
@@ -955,6 +955,10 @@ static int ntrig_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, const struct hid_device_id *id)
 
 	ret = sysfs_create_group(&hdev->dev.kobj,
 			&ntrig_attribute_group);
+	if (ret) {
+		hid_err(hdev, "cannot create sysfs group\n");
+		goto err_free;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 err_free:
-- 
2.7.4