Re: [PATCH 0/5] nouveau/gsp: Cleanup IS_ERR_OR_NULL() usage
From: lyude
Date: Thu May 28 2026 - 12:52:37 EST
Reviewed-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@xxxxxxxxxx>
Will push them to drm-misc in just a moment
On Thu, 2026-05-28 at 14:24 +0800, Hongling Zeng wrote:
> This patch series cleans up redundant IS_ERR_OR_NULL() checks in the
> nouveau GSP-RM code.
>
> The core GSP-RM functions already return error pointers via IS_ERR()
> checks. Using IS_ERR_OR_NULL() is redundant and adds unnecessary NULL
> checks.
>
> This series is organized as follows:
> - Patch 1: Cleanup IS_ERR_OR_NULL in nvkm_gsp_rm_alloc_get/alloc
> - Patch 2: Cleanup IS_ERR_OR_NULL in nvkm_gsp_rpc_rd
> - Patch 3: Cleanup IS_ERR_OR_NULL in core implementation
> - Patch 4: Cleanup WARN_ON(IS_ERR_OR_NULL) across multiple files
> - Patch 5: Cleanup remaining IS_ERR_OR_NULL usage
>
> After this cleanup:
> - Error handling is consistent with the rest of the kernel
> - Code is simpler and more maintainable
> - The intent is clearer (checking for error pointers, not NULL)
>
> Hongling Zeng (5):
> nouveau/gsp: cleanup IS_ERR_OR_NULL in rm_alloc functions
> nouveau/gsp: cleanup IS_ERR_OR_NULL in rpc_rd
> nouveau/gsp/rm: cleanup IS_ERR_OR_NULL in core implementation
> nouveau/gsp/rm: cleanup WARN_ON(IS_ERR_OR_NULL)
> nouveau/gsp/rm: cleanup remaining IS_ERR_OR_NULL usage
>
> drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvkm/subdev/gsp.h | 4 ++--
> .../gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/gsp/rm/r535/alloc.c | 4 ++--
> .../gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/gsp/rm/r535/bar.c | 2 +-
> .../gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/gsp/rm/r535/ctrl.c | 2 +-
> .../gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/gsp/rm/r535/nvenc.c | 2 +-
> .../gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/gsp/rm/r535/ofa.c | 2 +-
> .../gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/gsp/rm/r535/rpc.c | 8 ++++----
> 7 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>
> --
> 2.25.1