Re: [PATCH] dmaengine: imx-sdma: fix use-after-free on probe error path

[Lothar WaÃmann]

Hi,

On Fri, 5 Jul 2019 08:26:12 -0400 Sven Van Asbroeck wrote:
> Hi Vinod,
> 
> On Fri, Jul 5, 2019 at 3:32 AM Vinod Koul <vkoul@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >  
> > > +             if (ret)
> > > +                     dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "failed to get firmware name\n");  
> >
> > if should have braces!
> > Applied after fixing braces!  
> 
> checkpatch.pl output after adding braces:
> 
> WARNING: braces {} are not necessary for single statement blocks
> #102: FILE: drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c:2165:
> + if (ret) {
> + dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "failed to get firmware from device tree\n");
> + }
> 
You changed the braces in the wrong place!
The comment applied to the previous 'if (ret)' which has an else clause
with braces, so the if clause needs braces too.


Lothar WaÃmann