linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] leds: tlc591xx: fix device_node

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Date:   Thu, 6 Dec 2018 23:09:18 +0100
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Cc:     Jyri Sarha <jsarha@...com>, Peter Ujfalusi <peter.ujfalusi@...com>,
        Jacek Anaszewski <jacek.anaszewski@...il.com>,
        linux-leds@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kbuild-all@...org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] leds: tlc591xx: fix device_node_continue.cocci warnings
 (fwd)

On Thu 2018-12-06 21:28:16, Julia Lawall wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> The code seems to be wrong in several ways.  If the continue is wanted,
> the of_node_put is not needed; it will happen on the next iteration.  If
> the continue is not wanted, the of_node_put is needed, and the continue
> should be dropped.

Yep, code is confusing. But the patch is bad, we don't want "continue; return;"

Hmm, continue seems more logical to me -- but I guess Jyri should
decde?

									Pavel

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2018 19:48:54 +0800
> From: kbuild test robot <lkp@...el.com>
> To: kbuild@...org
> Cc: Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
> Subject: [PATCH] leds: tlc591xx: fix device_node_continue.cocci warnings
> 
> CC: kbuild-all@...org
> TO: Jyri Sarha <jsarha@...com>
> CC: Peter Ujfalusi <peter.ujfalusi@...com>
> CC: Jacek Anaszewski <jacek.anaszewski@...il.com>
> CC: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
> CC: linux-leds@...r.kernel.org
> CC: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> 
> From: kbuild test robot <fengguang.wu@...el.com>
> 
> drivers/leds/leds-tlc591xx.c:342:3-14: ERROR: probable double put.
> 
>  Device node iterators put the previous value of the index variable, so an
>  explicit put causes a double put.
> 
> Generated by: scripts/coccinelle/iterators/device_node_continue.cocci
> 
> Fixes: 7b2d34aaede7 ("leds: tlc591xx: Add gpio output support")
> CC: Jyri Sarha <jsarha@...com>
> Signed-off-by: kbuild test robot <fengguang.wu@...el.com>
> ---
> 
> tree:   https://github.com/omap-audio/linux-audio peter/ti-linux-4.19.y/wip
> head:   838f24e2deaf1229002bd6555eb7e889b09ac1f9
> commit: 7b2d34aaede727b4abfc78061bbd2202fcd92bc8 [62/67] leds: tlc591xx: Add gpio output support
> :::::: branch date: 26 hours ago
> :::::: commit date: 26 hours ago
> 
> Please take the patch only if it's a positive warning. Thanks!
> 
>  leds-tlc591xx.c |    1 -
>  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
> 
> --- a/drivers/leds/leds-tlc591xx.c
> +++ b/drivers/leds/leds-tlc591xx.c
> @@ -339,7 +339,6 @@ tlc591xx_probe(struct i2c_client *client
>  	for_each_child_of_node(np, child) {
>  		err = of_property_read_u32(child, "reg", &reg);
>  		if (err) {
> -			of_node_put(child);
>  			continue;
>  			return err;
>  		}

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