linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] PCI: tegra: Use PTR_ERR_OR

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Date:   Mon, 16 Nov 2020 18:01:48 +0100
From:   Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>
To:     Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com>
Cc:     Lorenzo Pieralisi <lorenzo.pieralisi@....com>,
        Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
        Jonathan Hunter <jonathanh@...dia.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-safety@...ts.elisa.tech,
        linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] PCI: tegra: Use PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO

On Mon, Nov 16, 2020 at 04:54:07PM +0000, Sudip Mukherjee wrote:
> Coccinelle suggested using PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO() and looking at the code,
> we can use PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO() instead of checking IS_ERR() and then
> doing 'return 0'.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/pci/controller/pci-tegra.c | 4 +---
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

This has been proposed multiple times in the past and Bjorn and I have
agreed every time that this is not an improvement, so sorry, but NAK.

Thierry

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