Re: [PATCH] PM/AVS: SmartReflex: fix fake probe success on debugfs fail

From: Manish Badarkhe
Date: Wed Oct 16 2013 - 10:24:58 EST


Hi Nishanth

On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 6:54 PM, Nishanth Menon <nm@xxxxxx> wrote:
> On 10/16/2013 06:40 AM, Vishwanathrao Badarkhe, Manish wrote:
>> From: "Vishwanathrao Badarkhe, Manish" <manishv.b@xxxxxx>
>>
>> Currently, probe returns success(0) on "debugfs_create_dir"
>> function call failed. Return proper error on "debugfs_create_dir"
>> call failed.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Vishwanathrao Badarkhe, Manish <manishv.b@xxxxxx>
>> ---
>> Not tested on any EVM. Bug has been found while doing static review.
>> Please confirm.
>
>
> IMHO, fail of creation of debugfs is not reason enough to fail the
> probe - further, this code needs a major revamp to work with device tree.

Yes, fail of debugfs creation should not be enough reason to fail probe. But as
per current implementation of code, on debugfs failure smart reflex node is
getting deleted and probe get failed. This patch not made any changes in
logic of code but only makes proper use of "IS_ERR_OR_NULL".


>> :100644 100644 db9973b... 7b101c1... M drivers/power/avs/smartreflex.c
>> drivers/power/avs/smartreflex.c | 6 +++---
>> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/power/avs/smartreflex.c b/drivers/power/avs/smartreflex.c
>> index db9973b..7b101c1 100644
>> --- a/drivers/power/avs/smartreflex.c
>> +++ b/drivers/power/avs/smartreflex.c
>> @@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ static int __init omap_sr_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>> if (!sr_dbg_dir) {
>> sr_dbg_dir = debugfs_create_dir("smartreflex", NULL);
>> if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(sr_dbg_dir)) {
>> - ret = PTR_ERR(sr_dbg_dir);
>> + ret = sr_dbg_dir ? PTR_ERR(sr_dbg_dir) : -EIO;
>> pr_err("%s:sr debugfs dir creation failed(%d)\n",
>> __func__, ret);
>> goto err_list_del;
>> @@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ static int __init omap_sr_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>> if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(sr_info->dbg_dir)) {
>> dev_err(&pdev->dev, "%s: Unable to create debugfs directory\n",
>> __func__);
>> - ret = PTR_ERR(sr_info->dbg_dir);
>> + ret = sr_info->dbg_dir ? PTR_ERR(sr_info->dbg_dir) : -EIO;
>> goto err_debugfs;
>> }
>>
>> @@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ static int __init omap_sr_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>> if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(nvalue_dir)) {
>> dev_err(&pdev->dev, "%s: Unable to create debugfs directory"
>> "for n-values\n", __func__);
>> - ret = PTR_ERR(nvalue_dir);
>> + ret = nvalue_dir ? PTR_ERR(nvalue_dir) : -EIO;
>> goto err_debugfs;
>> }
>>

Regards
Manish Baarkhe
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