linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mfd: asic3: Add error checking return in asic3_mfd

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Date:   Sun, 19 Apr 2020 13:19:05 +0200
From:   Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To:     Tang Bin <tangbin@...s.chinamobile.com>,
        Shengju Zhang <zhangshengju@...s.chinamobile.com>
Cc:     Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mfd: asic3: Add error checking return in
 asic3_mfd_probe()

> In the function asic3_mfd_probe(), when get resource or irq
> failed, the value returned just detected and debug error message,
> but there were no error checking return. So add the right error
> checking return.

I suggest to improve the commit message.
Would you like to adjust the patch subject?


> And remove the redundant 'ret = 0'.

I propose to reconsider this interpretation of the source code here.
How do you think about to move the mentioned statement into an else branch
at the end?

Regards,
Markus