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ath5k: Fix debugfs_create_dir error checking

Message ID 20230731023820.26571-1-rauji.raut@gmail.com (mailing list archive)
State Rejected
Delegated to: Kalle Valo
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Series ath5k: Fix debugfs_create_dir error checking | expand

Commit Message

Atul Raut July 31, 2023, 2:38 a.m. UTC
The debugfs_create_dir function returns ERR_PTR
in case of error and the correct way to check an
error is 'IS_ERR' inline function.
This patch will replace the null-comparison with IS_ERR

This issue was found with the help of Coccinelle.
./drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.c:985:6-12: Wrong debugfs call error processing on line 985

Signed-off-by: Atul Raut <rauji.raut@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Comments

Jiri Slaby July 31, 2023, 5:20 a.m. UTC | #1
On 31. 07. 23, 4:38, Atul Raut wrote:
> The debugfs_create_dir function returns ERR_PTR
> in case of error and the correct way to check an
> error is 'IS_ERR' inline function.
> This patch will replace the null-comparison with IS_ERR
> 
> This issue was found with the help of Coccinelle.
> ./drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.c:985:6-12: Wrong debugfs call error processing on line 985
> 
> Signed-off-by: Atul Raut <rauji.raut@gmail.com>
> ---
>   drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.c | 2 +-
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.c
> index 4b41160e5d38..08058b3f7e22 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.c
> @@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ ath5k_debug_init_device(struct ath5k_hw *ah)
>   	ah->debug.level = ath5k_debug;
>   
>   	phydir = debugfs_create_dir("ath5k", ah->hw->wiphy->debugfsdir);
> -	if (!phydir)
> +	if (IS_ERR(phydir))

Already fixed by:
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20230714081619.2032-1-duminjie@vivo.com/
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diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.c
index 4b41160e5d38..08058b3f7e22 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.c
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@  ath5k_debug_init_device(struct ath5k_hw *ah)
 	ah->debug.level = ath5k_debug;
 
 	phydir = debugfs_create_dir("ath5k", ah->hw->wiphy->debugfsdir);
-	if (!phydir)
+	if (IS_ERR(phydir))
 		return;
 
 	debugfs_create_file("debug", 0600, phydir, ah, &fops_debug);