linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -next v2] clk: renesas: fix return value and unused assignment

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Date:   Fri, 18 Jun 2021 13:40:55 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Yang Li <yang.lee@...ux.alibaba.com>
Cc:     Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>,
        Linux-Renesas <linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-clk <linux-clk@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next v2] clk: renesas: fix return value and unused assignment

On Fri, Jun 18, 2021 at 1:19 PM Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 9:25 AM Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org> wrote:
> > On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 4:22 AM Yang Li <yang.lee@...ux.alibaba.com> wrote:
> > > Currently the function returns NULL on error, so exact error code is lost.
> > > This patch changes return convention of the function to use ERR_PTR()
> > > on error instead.
> > >
> > > Reported-by: Abaci Robot <abaci@...ux.alibaba.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Yang Li <yang.lee@...ux.alibaba.com>
> >
> > Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>
> > i.e. will queue in renesas-clk-for-v5.15.
> >
> > > --- a/drivers/clk/renesas/renesas-rzg2l-cpg.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/clk/renesas/renesas-rzg2l-cpg.c
> > > @@ -182,8 +182,7 @@ static unsigned long rzg2l_cpg_pll_clk_recalc_rate(struct clk_hw *hw,
> > >
> > >         pll_clk = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*pll_clk), GFP_KERNEL);
> > >         if (!pll_clk) {
> > > -               clk = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
> > > -               return NULL;
> > > +               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
> > >         }
> >
> > I'll drop the curly braces while applying.
>
> ... and the now unused clk variable.

Oops, that's only after Dan's patch. Reshuffling...

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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