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Message-ID: <986bc150-1ab3-4ec1-dd76-d3be69bfcef9@kernel.org>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2023 07:47:53 +0200
From: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>
To: Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>,
Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
Minjie Du <duminjie@...o.com>, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Cc: opensource.kernel@...o.com, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>,
Nick Kossifidis <mickflemm@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers: wireless: ath5k: fix parameter check in
ath5k_debug_init_device
On 12. 07. 23, 21:07, Markus Elfring wrote:
>>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.c
>>> @@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ ath5k_debug_init_device(struct ath5k_hw *ah)
>>> ah->debug.level = ath5k_debug;
>>>
>>> phydir = debugfs_create_dir("ath5k", ah->hw->wiphy->debugfsdir);
>> - if (!phydir)
>>> + if (IS_ERR(phydir))
>>
>> Please use IS_ERR_OR_NULL() instead.
>
> I find your support for consistent error detection interesting here.
> Contributors for other Linux software components provide different
> development views.
IS_ERR_OR_NULL() is almost never correct. It is used exceptionally in
cases where one needs to distinct three states. It's not the case for
sysfs/debugfs interfaces.
> Would a subject like “[PATCH v2] ath5k: Fix an error check in ath5k_debug_init_device()”
> be more appropriate?
Yes (pointing out specifically "()" at the end). And add the "why" part
to the message log too, please.
thanks,
--
js
suse labs
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