linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: marvell: fix error checking for debugfs

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Date:   Sat, 13 May 2023 10:59:43 +0100
From:   "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To:     SikkiLadho <mushi.shar@...il.com>
Cc:     mw@...ihalf.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Ivan Orlov <ivan.orlov0322@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: marvell: fix error checking for debugfs

On Sat, May 13, 2023 at 06:46:28AM +0500, SikkiLadho wrote:
> This commit fixes error checking in by using IS_ERR inline function to
> check for errors.
> 
> Suggested-by: Ivan Orlov <ivan.orlov0322@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: SikkiLadho <mushi.shar@...il.com>

The modern wisdom for debugfs is not to check for any errors, so if
we're going to touch this, that's the route that any patch should be
taking.

Thanks.

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