linux-kernel - [PATCH] serial: samsung: Checks the return value of function

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Date:   Mon,  4 Jan 2021 14:05:51 +0530
From:   Tamseel Shams <m.shams@...sung.com>
To:     kgene@...nel.org, krzk@...nel.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        jslaby@...e.com
Cc:     linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, alim.akhtar@...sung.com,
        Tamseel Shams <m.shams@...sung.com>
Subject: [PATCH] serial: samsung: Checks the return value of function

"uart_add_one_port" function call may fail and return
some error code, so adding a check for return value.
If it is returning some error code, then displaying the
result and returning back from there.

Signed-off-by: Tamseel Shams <m.shams@...sung.com>
---
 drivers/tty/serial/samsung_tty.c | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/samsung_tty.c b/drivers/tty/serial/samsung_tty.c
index 6ef614d8648c..a220ba166ffe 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/samsung_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/samsung_tty.c
@@ -2072,7 +2072,11 @@ static int s3c24xx_serial_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "%s: adding port\n", __func__);
-	uart_add_one_port(&s3c24xx_uart_drv, &ourport->port);
+	ret = uart_add_one_port(&s3c24xx_uart_drv, &ourport->port);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to add uart port, err %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, &ourport->port);
 
 	/*
-- 
2.17.1