netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] p54: Fix an error handling path in p54spi

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Date:   Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:25:05 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Cc:     Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@...il.com>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        "John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@....de>,
        linux-wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
        Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] p54: Fix an error handling path in p54spi_probe()

On Mon, Jun 13, 2022 at 10:57:25PM +0200, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> > > ---
> > > v2: reduce diffstat and take advantage on the fact that release_firmware()
> > > checks for NULL
> > 
> > Heh, ok ;) . Now that I see it,  the "ret = p54_parse_firmware(...); ... "
> > could have been replaced with "return p54_parse_firmware(dev, priv->firmware);"
> > so the p54spi.c could shrink another 5-6 lines.
> > 
> > I think leaving p54spi_request_firmware() callee to deal with
> > releasing the firmware
> > in the error case as well is nicer because it gets rid of a "but in
> > this case" complexity.
> 
> 
> Take the one you consider being the best one.
> 
> If it deserves a v3 to axe some lines of code, I can do it but, as said
> previously, v1 is for me the cleaner and more future proof.
> 

I prefered v1 but with s/firmaware/firmware/...

regards,
dan carpenter