linux-kernel - [PATCH] [v2] hwrng: core: Fix missing check during driver release

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Date:   Sun,  6 Jan 2019 11:26:12 -0600
From:   Aditya Pakki <pakki001@....edu>
To:     pakki001@....edu
Cc:     kjlu@....edu, Matt Mackall <mpm@...enic.com>,
        Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>, Michael Buesch <m@...s.ch>,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] [v2] hwrng: core: Fix missing check during driver release

devres_release can return -ENOENT if the device is not freed. The fix
throws a warning consistent with other invocations.

Signed-off-by: Aditya Pakki <pakki001@....edu>
---
 drivers/char/hw_random/core.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
index 95be7228f327..1b05da40626a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
@@ -578,7 +578,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_hwrng_register);
 
 void devm_hwrng_unregister(struct device *dev, struct hwrng *rng)
 {
-	devres_release(dev, devm_hwrng_release, devm_hwrng_match, rng);
+	WARN_ON(devres_release(dev, devm_hwrng_release,
+				devm_hwrng_match, rng));
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_hwrng_unregister);
 
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2.17.1