linux-kernel - [PATCH 5/6] powerpc: cell: axon_msi: no need to check return value of debugfs

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Message-Id: <20200209105901.1620958-5-gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Date:   Sun,  9 Feb 2020 11:59:00 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
Subject: [PATCH 5/6] powerpc: cell: axon_msi: no need to check return value of debugfs_create functions

When calling debugfs functions, there is no need to ever check the
return value.  The function can work or not, but the code logic should
never do something different based on this.

Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
Cc: linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
---
 arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/axon_msi.c | 6 +-----
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/axon_msi.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/axon_msi.c
index 57c4e0e86c88..ca2555b8a0c2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/axon_msi.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/axon_msi.c
@@ -480,10 +480,6 @@ void axon_msi_debug_setup(struct device_node *dn, struct axon_msic *msic)
 
 	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "msic_%d", of_node_to_nid(dn));
 
-	if (!debugfs_create_file(name, 0600, powerpc_debugfs_root,
-				 msic, &fops_msic)) {
-		pr_devel("axon_msi: debugfs_create_file failed!\n");
-		return;
-	}
+	debugfs_create_file(name, 0600, powerpc_debugfs_root, msic, &fops_msic);
 }
 #endif /* DEBUG */
-- 
2.25.0