Re: [PATCH 1/4] mfd: menelaus: fix error return code

From: Lee Jones
Date: Thu Aug 21 2014 - 04:26:21 EST


On Wed, 06 Aug 2014, Julia Lawall wrote:

> From: Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@xxxxxxx>
>
> Convert a zero return value on error to a negative one, as returned
> elsewhere in the function.
>
> A simplified version of the semantic match that finds this problem is as
> follows: (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/)
>
> // <smpl>
> (
> if@p1 (\(ret < 0\|ret != 0\))
> { ... return ret; }
> |
> ret@p1 = 0
> )
> ... when != ret = e1
> when != &ret
> *if(...)
> {
> ... when != ret = e2
> when forall
> return ret;
> }
>
> // </smpl>
>
> Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@xxxxxxx>
>
> ---
> drivers/mfd/menelaus.c | 4 +++-
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/mfd/menelaus.c b/drivers/mfd/menelaus.c
> index 5e2667a..16070d8 100644
> --- a/drivers/mfd/menelaus.c
> +++ b/drivers/mfd/menelaus.c
> @@ -1240,8 +1240,10 @@ static int menelaus_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
> pr_info("Menelaus rev %d.%d\n", rev >> 4, rev & 0x0f);
>
> val = menelaus_read_reg(MENELAUS_VCORE_CTRL1);
> - if (val < 0)
> + if (val < 0) {
> + err = val;
> goto fail;
> + }

I'd prefer it if you could s/val/err and remove val altogether. While
you're there, if you can s/(1 << 7)/BIT(7), that would be great
too. If you don't have time, or just don't want to do it, I will be
happy to submit a patch instead with your Reported-by. Your call.

> if (val & (1 << 7))
> menelaus->vcore_hw_mode = 1;
> else
>

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