linux-kernel - Re: drm/tve200: Checking for a failed platform_get_irq() call in tve200

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Date:   Fri, 10 Apr 2020 14:14:06 +0200
From:   Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:     Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
Cc:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>,
        David Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>,
        Tang Bin <tangbin@...s.chinamobile.com>
Subject: Re: drm/tve200: Checking for a failed platform_get_irq() call in
 tve200_probe()

Hi Markus.

On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 12:56:25PM +0200, Markus Elfring wrote:
> > The right way to check for errors is to check if the return value is
> > less than 0.
> 
> Thanks for your constructive feedback.
> 
> I was unsure if I noticed another programming mistake.
> 
> 
> > Could you please audit all uses of platform_get_irq() in drivers/gpu/
> 
> I found 20 source files from the software “Linux next-20200408”
> which seem to contain similar update candidates.
> Would you like to clarify any extensions for improved applications
> of scripts with the semantic patch language (Coccinelle software)
> for corresponding analysis and transformation purposes?
Please just send a series of patches, one for each driver.
Each changelog needs to explain the rationale behind the change.
Look at how this is often done.

As for coccinelle - I cannot help you.

	Sam