linux-kernel - [PATCH net-next v3] wifi: ath9k: Remove error checking for debugfs_create

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Date:   Wed, 26 Jul 2023 19:07:39 +0800
From:   Wang Ming <machel@...o.com>
To:     Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@...e.dk>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     opensource.kernel@...o.com, Wang Ming <machel@...o.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next v3] wifi: ath9k: Remove error checking for debugfs_create_dir()

It is expected that most callers should _ignore_ the errors
return by debugfs_create_dir() in ath9k_htc_init_debug().

Signed-off-by: Wang Ming <machel@...o.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_debug.c | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_debug.c
index b3ed65e5c4da..85ad45771b44 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_debug.c
@@ -491,8 +491,6 @@ int ath9k_htc_init_debug(struct ath_hw *ah)
 
 	priv->debug.debugfs_phy = debugfs_create_dir(KBUILD_MODNAME,
 					     priv->hw->wiphy->debugfsdir);
-	if (!priv->debug.debugfs_phy)
-		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ath9k_cmn_spectral_init_debug(&priv->spec_priv, priv->debug.debugfs_phy);
 
-- 
2.25.1