linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -next v2 1/2] watchdog: Clean up error handlings of __watchdog_register

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Date:   Tue, 3 Nov 2020 05:05:38 -0800
From:   Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:     Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>,
        Wang Wensheng <wangwensheng4@...wei.com>,
        wim@...ux-watchdog.org, linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     rui.xiang@...wei.com, guohanjun@...wei.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next v2 1/2] watchdog: Clean up error handlings of
 __watchdog_register_device

On 11/2/20 11:05 PM, Christophe Leroy wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Can you provide in the commit a description of what you are doing and why ?
> 

Also, I'd rather have this as second patch to make it easier (possible, actually)
to apply the first patch to -stable.

Guenter

> Christophe
> 
> Le 03/11/2020 à 07:52, Wang Wensheng a écrit :
>> Signed-off-by: Wang Wensheng <wangwensheng4@...wei.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c | 17 ++++++++++-------
>>   1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c
>> index 423844757812..c73871f41142 100644
>> --- a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c
>> +++ b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c
>> @@ -252,10 +252,8 @@ static int __watchdog_register_device(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
>>           wdd->id = id;
>>             ret = watchdog_dev_register(wdd);
>> -        if (ret) {
>> -            ida_simple_remove(&watchdog_ida, id);
>> -            return ret;
>> -        }
>> +        if (ret)
>> +            goto id_remove;
>>       }
>>         /* Module parameter to force watchdog policy on reboot. */
>> @@ -273,9 +271,7 @@ static int __watchdog_register_device(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
>>           if (ret) {
>>               pr_err("watchdog%d: Cannot register reboot notifier (%d)\n",
>>                      wdd->id, ret);
>> -            watchdog_dev_unregister(wdd);
>> -            ida_simple_remove(&watchdog_ida, id);
>> -            return ret;
>> +            goto dev_unregister;
>>           }
>>       }
>>   @@ -289,6 +285,13 @@ static int __watchdog_register_device(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
>>       }
>>         return 0;
>> +
>> +dev_unregister:
>> +    watchdog_dev_unregister(wdd);
>> +id_remove:
>> +    ida_simple_remove(&watchdog_ida, id);
>> +
>> +    return ret;
>>   }
>>     /**
>>