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Message-ID: <SG2PR06MB37435D9B1A706460D8EDFCC9BD34A@SG2PR06MB3743.apcprd06.prod.outlook.com>
Date:   Fri, 14 Jul 2023 01:58:28 +0000
From:   王明-软件底层技术部 
        <machel@...o.com>
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
CC:     Rasesh Mody <rmody@...vell.com>,
        Sudarsana Kalluru <skalluru@...vell.com>,
        "GR-Linux-NIC-Dev@...vell.com" <GR-Linux-NIC-Dev@...vell.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Krishna Gudipati <kgudipat@...cade.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: 回复: 回复: [PATCH net v1] bna:Fix error checking for debugfs_create_dir()

Yes, I submitted the new version yesterday.
Regards
Wang Ming

-----邮件原件-----
发件人: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org> 
发送时间: 2023年7月13日 22:34
收件人: 王明-软件底层技术部 <machel@...o.com>
抄送: Rasesh Mody <rmody@...vell.com>; Sudarsana Kalluru <skalluru@...vell.com>; GR-Linux-NIC-Dev@...vell.com; David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>; Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>; Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>; Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>; Krishna Gudipati <kgudipat@...cade.com>; netdev@...r.kernel.org; LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
主题: Re: 回复: [PATCH net v1] bna:Fix error checking for debugfs_create_dir()



On 7/13/23 02:05, 王明-软件底层技术部 wrote:
> Ok, so I think we should delete the check operation. What do you 
> think? If it is consistent, I will submit it again
> : )

Yes, that's the idea. Thanks.

> Ming
> -----邮件原件-----
> 发件人: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
> 发送时间: 2023年7月13日 13:50
> 收件人: 王明-软件底层技术部 <machel@...o.com>; Rasesh Mody <rmody@...vell.com>; 
> Sudarsana Kalluru <skalluru@...vell.com>; 
> GR-Linux-NIC-Dev@...vell.com; David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>; 
> Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>; Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>; 
> Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>; Krishna Gudipati 
> <kgudipat@...cade.com>; netdev@...r.kernel.org; 
> linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> 抄送: opensource.kernel <opensource.kernel@...o.com>
> 主题: Re: [PATCH net v1] bna:Fix error checking for debugfs_create_dir()
> 
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> 
> Hi--
> 
> On 7/12/23 22:38, Wang Ming wrote:
>> The debugfs_create_dir() function returns error pointers, it never 
>> returns NULL. Most incorrect error checks were fixed, but the one in
>> bnad_debugfs_init() was forgotten.
>>
>> Fix the remaining error check.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Wang Ming <machel@...o.com>
>>
>> Fixes: 7afc5dbde091 ("bna: Add debugfs interface.")
> 
> Comment from fs/debugfs/inode.c:
> 
>  * NOTE: it's expected that most callers should _ignore_ the errors 
> returned
>  * by this function. Other debugfs functions handle the fact that the "dentry"
>  * passed to them could be an error and they don't crash in that case.
>  * Drivers should generally work fine even if debugfs fails to init anyway.
> 
> so no, drivers should not usually care about debugfs function call results.
> Is there some special case here?
> 
>> ---
>>  drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad_debugfs.c | 2 +-
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad_debugfs.c
>> b/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad_debugfs.c
>> index 04ad0f2b9677..678a3668a041 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad_debugfs.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad_debugfs.c
>> @@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ bnad_debugfs_init(struct bnad *bnad)
>>       if (!bnad->port_debugfs_root) {
>>               bnad->port_debugfs_root =
>>                       debugfs_create_dir(name, bna_debugfs_root);
>> -             if (!bnad->port_debugfs_root) {
>> +             if (IS_ERR(bnad->port_debugfs_root)) {
>>                       netdev_warn(bnad->netdev,
>>                                   "debugfs root dir creation failed\n");
>>                       return;
> 
> --
> ~Randy

--
~Randy

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