linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] spi: atmel: Improve exception handling in atmel_spi_configure

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Date:   Fri, 7 Apr 2023 09:54:32 +0200
From:   Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...rochip.com>
To:     Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>,
        <kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-spi@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
        Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.beznea@...rochip.com>,
        Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
        "Tudor Ambarus" <tudor.ambarus@...aro.org>,
        Yang Yingliang <yangyingliang@...wei.com>
CC:     <cocci@...ia.fr>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] spi: atmel: Improve exception handling in
 atmel_spi_configure_dma()

On 07/04/2023 at 08:22, Markus Elfring wrote:
> Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2023 08:08:59 +0200
> 
> The label “error” was used to jump to another pointer check despite of
> the detail in the implementation of the function “atmel_spi_configure_dma”
> that it was determined already that the corresponding variable
> contained an error pointer because of a failed call of
> the function “dma_request_chan”.
> 
> * Thus use more appropriate labels instead.
> 
> * Delete two redundant checks.
> 
> 
> This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software.
> 
> Fixes: 398b6b310ec85eef9d98df5963d5ded18aa92ad8 ("spi: atmel: switch to use modern name")
> Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>

It's becoming a pattern, but still:
NACK.

Regards,
   Nicolas

> ---
>   drivers/spi/spi-atmel.c | 14 +++++++-------
>   1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-atmel.c b/drivers/spi/spi-atmel.c
> index 7f06305e16cb..ed8dc93c73e5 100644
> --- a/drivers/spi/spi-atmel.c
> +++ b/drivers/spi/spi-atmel.c
> @@ -511,12 +511,12 @@ static int atmel_spi_configure_dma(struct spi_controller *host,
>                   * requested tx channel.
>                   */
>                  dev_dbg(dev, "No RX DMA channel, DMA is disabled\n");
> -               goto error;
> +               goto release_channel_tx;
>          }
> 
>          err = atmel_spi_dma_slave_config(as, 8);
>          if (err)
> -               goto error;
> +               goto release_channel_rx;
> 
>          dev_info(&as->pdev->dev,
>                          "Using %s (tx) and %s (rx) for DMA transfers\n",
> @@ -524,11 +524,11 @@ static int atmel_spi_configure_dma(struct spi_controller *host,
>                          dma_chan_name(host->dma_rx));
> 
>          return 0;
> -error:
> -       if (!IS_ERR(host->dma_rx))
> -               dma_release_channel(host->dma_rx);
> -       if (!IS_ERR(host->dma_tx))
> -               dma_release_channel(host->dma_tx);
> +
> +release_channel_rx:
> +       dma_release_channel(host->dma_rx);
> +release_channel_tx:
> +       dma_release_channel(host->dma_tx);
>   error_clear:
>          host->dma_tx = host->dma_rx = NULL;
>          return err;
> --
> 2.40.0
> 

-- 
Nicolas Ferre