linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] drivers:mgb4:Fix the NULL vs IS_ERR() bug for debugfs_create

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Message-ID: <0556ebcf-619d-4efd-b21a-1b74a6755839@gpxsee.org>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 10:57:20 +0200
From: Martin Tůma <tumic@...see.org>
To: Yang Ruibin <11162571@...o.com>,
 Martin Tuma <martin.tuma@...iteqautomotive.com>,
 Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>, linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: opensource.kernel@...o.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] drivers:mgb4:Fix the NULL vs IS_ERR() bug for
 debugfs_create_dir()

On 21. 08. 24 9:29 dop., Yang Ruibin wrote:
> The debugfs_create_dir() function returns error pointers.
> It never returns NULL. So use IS_ERR() to check it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yang Ruibin <11162571@...o.com>
> ---
>   drivers/media/pci/mgb4/mgb4_vin.c | 2 +-
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/mgb4/mgb4_vin.c b/drivers/media/pci/mgb4/mgb4_vin.c
> index e9332abb3172..808eb51b270c 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/pci/mgb4/mgb4_vin.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/pci/mgb4/mgb4_vin.c
> @@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ static void debugfs_init(struct mgb4_vin_dev *vindev)
>   
>   	vindev->debugfs = debugfs_create_dir(vindev->vdev.name,
>   					     vindev->mgbdev->debugfs);
> -	if (!vindev->debugfs)
> +	if (IS_ERR(vindev->debugfs))
>   		return;
>   
>   	vindev->regs[0].name = "CONFIG";

Reviewed-by: Martin Tůma <martin.tuma@...iteqautomotive.com>