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

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Date:   Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:20:30 +0200 (CEST)
From:   Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>
To:     Zhouyang Jia <jiazhouyang09@...il.com>
cc:     Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>,
        linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] HID: hid-ntrig: add error handling for
 sysfs_create_group

On Mon, 11 Jun 2018, Zhouyang Jia wrote:

> 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;
> +	}

Is it really necessarily to bail out completely here and render the device 
dysfunctional? Issuing a warning about sysfs knobs being unavailable might 
be more appropriate.

Thanks,

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs