netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] sfc: Convert to use ERR

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <20240829081951.GA67561@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2024 09:20:48 +0100
From: Martin Habets <habetsm.xilinx@...il.com>
To: Shen Lichuan <shenlichuan@...o.com>
Cc: ecree.xilinx@...il.com, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
	kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-net-drivers@....com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	opensource.kernel@...o.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] sfc: Convert to use ERR_CAST()

On Thu, Aug 29, 2024 at 10:12:53AM +0800, Shen Lichuan wrote:
> As opposed to open-code, using the ERR_CAST macro clearly indicates that
> this is a pointer to an error value and a type conversion was performed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Shen Lichuan <shenlichuan@...o.com>
> Reviewed-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>

Reviewed-by: Martin Habets <habetsm.xilinx@...il.com>

> ---
> v1 -> v2: Removed the superfluous comment.
> 
>  drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tc_counters.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tc_counters.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tc_counters.c
> index c44088424323..a421b0123506 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tc_counters.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tc_counters.c
> @@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ struct efx_tc_counter_index *efx_tc_flower_get_counter_index(
>  					       &ctr->linkage,
>  					       efx_tc_counter_id_ht_params);
>  			kfree(ctr);
> -			return (void *)cnt; /* it's an ERR_PTR */
> +			return ERR_CAST(cnt);
>  		}
>  		ctr->cnt = cnt;
>  		refcount_set(&ctr->ref, 1);
> -- 
> 2.17.1
>