Re: [PATCH 15/61] trace: Prefer IS_ERR_OR_NULL over manual NULL check

From: Steven Rostedt

Date: Wed Mar 11 2026 - 10:06:04 EST


On Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:13:32 +0900
Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hmm, now IS_ERR_OR_NULL() is an inline function, so it is safe.
> But if you want to use IS_ERR_OR_NULL() here, it will be better something like
>
> node = rhashtable_walk_next(&iter);
> while (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(node)) {
> fprobe_remove_node_in_module(mod, node, &alist);
> node = rhashtable_walk_next(&iter);
> }

But now you need to have a duplicate code in order to acquire "node"

I think the patch just makes the code worse.

-- Steve