Re: [PATCH v1 1/3] usb: typec: intel_pmc_mux: Put fwnode in error case during ->probe()

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Mon Jun 07 2021 - 05:52:07 EST


On Mon, Jun 7, 2021 at 12:49 PM Heikki Krogerus
<heikki.krogerus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 07, 2021 at 12:29:53PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Mon, Jun 7, 2021 at 12:23 PM Heikki Krogerus
> > <heikki.krogerus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > On Sun, Jun 06, 2021 at 11:09:09PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > > device_get_next_child_node() bumps a reference counting of a returned variable.
> >
> > ...
> >
> > > > err_remove_ports:
> > > > + fwnode_handle_put(fwnode);
> > >
> > > Wouldn't it be more clear to do that in the condition that jumps to
> > > this lable?
> >
> > In this case it doesn't matter. As a general pattern, no, because this
> > will help to keep this in mind in complex error handling ladders. That
> > said, I prefer my variant unless there is a strong opinion to move it
> > into the conditional.
>
> Now it looks like you are releasing the mux device fwnode instead of a
> port fwnode because everything else related to the ports is destroyed
> in below loop. That's too confusing.
>
> Just handle it inside the condition, and the whole thing becomes
> clear.

I see your point, okay, I will update in v2.
Thanks for your review!

> > > > for (i = 0; i < pmc->num_ports; i++) {
> > > > typec_switch_unregister(pmc->port[i].typec_sw);
> > > > typec_mux_unregister(pmc->port[i].typec_mux);

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko