Re: [PATCH] PM / devfreq: fix odd_ptr_err.cocci warnings

From: Julia Lawall
Date: Fri May 22 2020 - 08:59:34 EST


Hello,

This provides a patch, but it doesn't look like the right one. It looks
like the if test should be testing opp_table,

julia

On Fri, 22 May 2020, kbuild test robot wrote:

> From: kbuild test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c:336:7-13: inconsistent IS_ERR and PTR_ERR on line 337.
>
> PTR_ERR should access the value just tested by IS_ERR
>
> Semantic patch information:
> There can be false positives in the patch case, where it is the call to
> IS_ERR that is wrong.
>
> Generated by: scripts/coccinelle/tests/odd_ptr_err.cocci
>
> CC: Saravana Kannan <skannan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: kbuild test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> url: https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commits/Andrew-sh-Cheng/Add-cpufreq-and-cci-devfreq-for-mt8183-and-SVS-support/20200520-222709
> base: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rafael/linux-pm.git linux-next
> :::::: branch date: 26 hours ago
> :::::: commit date: 26 hours ago
>
> Please take the patch only if it's a positive warning. Thanks!
>
> governor_passive.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> --- a/drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c
> +++ b/drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c
> @@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ static int cpufreq_passive_register(stru
>
> opp_table = dev_pm_opp_get_opp_table(cpu_dev);
> if (IS_ERR(devfreq->opp_table)) {
> - ret = PTR_ERR(opp_table);
> + ret = PTR_ERR(devfreq->opp_table);
> goto out;
> }
>
>