linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ACPI : dock: add error handling for acpi_bus_get

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Date:   Thu, 14 Jun 2018 09:54:40 +0200
From:   "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
To:     Zhouyang Jia <jiazhouyang09@...il.com>
Cc:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
        ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ACPI : dock: add error handling for acpi_bus_get_device

On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 6:38 AM, Zhouyang Jia <jiazhouyang09@...il.com> wrote:
> When acpi_bus_get_device fails, the lack of error-handling code may
> cause unexpected results.

It is perfectly predictable in this particular case: adev will be NULL
and acpi_device_enumerated(adev) will return false.

> This patch adds error-handling code after calling acpi_bus_get_device.

Which is not necessary.

Thanks,
Rafael