linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 08/11] devm-helpers: Add resource managed version of debugfs directory create function

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Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:05:29 +0300
From: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...aro.org>
To: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 08/11] devm-helpers: Add resource managed version of
 debugfs directory create function

On Sat, Mar 23, 2024 at 10:10:40PM +0100, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> >   static int pvt_ts_dbgfs_create(struct pvt_device *pvt, struct device *dev)
> >   {
> > -	pvt->dbgfs_dir = debugfs_create_dir(dev_name(dev), NULL);
> > +	pvt->dbgfs_dir = devm_debugfs_create_dir(dev, dev_name(dev), NULL);
> > +	if (IS_ERR(pvt->dbgfs_dir))
> > +		return PTR_ERR(pvt->dbgfs_dir);
> 
> Not sure if the test and error handling should be added here.

Yep.  debugfs_create_dir() is not supposed to be checked here.  It
breaks the driver if CONFIG_DEBUGFS is disabled.  I have written a blog
about this:

https://staticthinking.wordpress.com/2023/07/24/debugfs-functions-are-not-supposed-to-be-checked/

regards,
dan carpenter