linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tty: serial: imx: Add return value check for platform_get

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Date:   Mon, 11 May 2020 09:27:47 +0200
From:   Uwe Kleine-König 
        <u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>
To:     Anson Huang <Anson.Huang@....com>
Cc:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, jslaby@...e.com, shawnguo@...nel.org,
        s.hauer@...gutronix.de, kernel@...gutronix.de, festevam@...il.com,
        linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Linux-imx@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tty: serial: imx: Add return value check for
 platform_get_irq()

Hello Anson,

On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 03:09:56PM +0800, Anson Huang wrote:
> RX irq is required, so add return value check for platform_get_irq().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Anson Huang <Anson.Huang@....com>
> ---
>  drivers/tty/serial/imx.c | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
> index f4d6810..f4023d9 100644
> --- a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
> +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
> @@ -2252,6 +2252,8 @@ static int imx_uart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  		return PTR_ERR(base);
>  
>  	rxirq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
> +	if (rxirq < 0)
> +		return rxirq;
>  	txirq = platform_get_irq_optional(pdev, 1);
>  	rtsirq = platform_get_irq_optional(pdev, 2);

I'm not sure we need such a check as devm_request_irq fails if the
return value of platform_get_irq() is bogus.

But if we decide this construct is good enough, the error reporting
needs some love as currently it emits two error messages which is
confusing.

Best regards
Uwe

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