Re: [PATCH 2.6.19-git] Fix error handling in create_files()

From: Greg KH
Date: Mon Oct 09 2006 - 12:49:00 EST


On Mon, Oct 09, 2006 at 06:40:17PM +0200, Luca Tettamanti wrote:
> Hello,
> current code in create_files() detects an error iff the last
> sysfs_add_file fails:
>
> for (attr = grp->attrs; *attr && !error; attr++) {
> error = sysfs_add_file(dir, *attr, SYSFS_KOBJ_ATTR);
> }
> if (error)
> remove_files(dir,grp);
>
> In order to do the proper cleanup upon failure 'error' must be checked on
> every iteration.

But it is, look up there in the "!error" test, right?

thanks,

greg k-h
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