linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -next] misc/pvpanic: fix return value check in pvpanic_pci

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Date:   Tue, 30 Mar 2021 12:27:49 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Qiheng Lin <linqiheng@...wei.com>
Cc:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Mihai Carabas <mihai.carabas@...cle.com>,
        zhenwei pi <pizhenwei@...edance.com>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
        Shile Zhang <shile.zhang@...ux.alibaba.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        Hulk Robot <hulkci@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next] misc/pvpanic: fix return value check in
 pvpanic_pci_probe()

On Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at 09:36:59AM +0800, Qiheng Lin wrote:
> In case of error, the function pci_iomap() returns NULL pointer
> not ERR_PTR(). The IS_ERR() test in the return value check
> should be replaced with NULL test.

Error path there is broken completely, this is only one place you fix, but I
suggest to switch to devm*, pcim* APIs instead,


-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko