Re: [PATCH v2] firmware: arm_scmi: Fix to replace of_match_device

[Sudeep Holla]

On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 04:55:03PM -0500, Aditya Pakki wrote:
> of_match_device can return NULL if no matching device is found.
> This patch replaces the function with of_device_get_match_data.
> and returns -EINVAL in such a scenario.
>
> Signed-off-by: Aditya Pakki <pakki001@xxxxxxx>
>
> ---
> v1: Replace of_match_device with of_device_get_match_data
> ---
>  drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c | 4 +++-
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
> index 8f952f2f1a29..a44852a1d5bc 100644
> --- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
> +++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
> @@ -798,7 +798,9 @@ static int scmi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  	}
>
> -	desc = of_match_device(scmi_of_match, dev)->data;

probe won't be called be there's no match. And we mandate data in the
driver, so this should never happen.

> +	desc = of_device_get_match_data(dev);

Having said that, I am happy to use the above function.

> +	if (!desc)
> +		return -EINVAL;
>

NULL check seems totally unnecessary, but it's in probe so I am fine.
Applied with updates to subject and commit message.

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Regards,
Sudeep