Re: [PATCH] gpio: merrifield: check the return value of devm_kstrdup()

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Sun, Jan 16, 2022 at 10:21 AM <xkernel.wang@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> From: Xiaoke Wang <xkernel.wang@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> devm_kstrdup() returns pointer to allocated string on success,
> NULL on failure. So it is better to check the return value of it.

Before if devm_kstrdup() fails, the GPIO driver will be registered
without pin control, now it will fail the registration.

It's not that I'm against the patch (the above is quite unlikely and
brings a not fully working system on most of the known platforms with
this SoC), but you need to do better your analysis. That said, please
rethink a bit the commit message you put there and send an updated
version.


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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko