linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] firmware: stratix10-svc: Fix IS_ERR() vs NULL check in stratix10_svc_drv

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Date:   Mon, 14 Nov 2022 19:11:16 +0800
From:   cuigaosheng <cuigaosheng1@...wei.com>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:     <dinguyen@...nel.org>, <richard.gong@...el.com>,
        <atull@...nel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] firmware: stratix10-svc: Fix IS_ERR() vs NULL check in
 stratix10_svc_drv_probe()

> How was this found and tested?

Thanks for taking time to review this patch.
I found this through the cocci script, I made the patch based on the code logic,
but I have not tested it due to the lack of hardware devices.

On 2022/11/14 15:24, Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 14, 2022 at 10:59:21AM +0800, Gaosheng Cui wrote:
>> The svc_create_memory_pool() returns an ERR_PTR() on failure, we should use
>> IS_ERR() to check the return value, and return it on failure.
> How was this found and tested?
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h
> .