Re: [PATCH][next] soc: xilinx: vcu: remove deadcode on null divider check

From: Colin Ian King
Date: Thu Feb 11 2021 - 04:46:23 EST


On 11/02/2021 07:31, Michael Tretter wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Feb 2021 18:49:38 +0000, Colin King wrote:
>> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> The pointer 'divider' has previously been null checked followed by
>> a return, hence the subsequent null check is redundant deadcode
>> that can be removed. Clean up the code and remove it.
>>
>> Fixes: 9c789deea206 ("soc: xilinx: vcu: implement clock provider for output clocks")
>> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> drivers/clk/xilinx/xlnx_vcu.c | 3 ---
>> 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/clk/xilinx/xlnx_vcu.c b/drivers/clk/xilinx/xlnx_vcu.c
>> index d66b1315114e..607936d7a413 100644
>> --- a/drivers/clk/xilinx/xlnx_vcu.c
>> +++ b/drivers/clk/xilinx/xlnx_vcu.c
>> @@ -512,9 +512,6 @@ static void xvcu_clk_hw_unregister_leaf(struct clk_hw *hw)
>>
>> mux = clk_hw_get_parent(divider);
>> clk_hw_unregister_mux(mux);
>> - if (!divider)
>> - return;
>> -
>> clk_hw_unregister_divider(divider);
>
> Thanks for pointing this out. There is actually a different bug there.
>
> There should have been a check for !mux before unregistering the mux:
>
> mux = clk_hw_get_parent(divider);
> clk_hw_unregister_divider(divider);
> if (!mux)
> return;

Ah, that makes sense, I'll send a V2.

>
> clk_hw_unregister_mux(mux);
>
> Michael
>
>> }
>>
>> --
>> 2.30.0
>>
>>