Re: [PATCH] lib80211: Use ERR_CAST() to return
From: Simon Horman
Date: Fri Sep 06 2024 - 15:08:21 EST
On Fri, Sep 06, 2024 at 05:14:55PM +0530, Rohit Chavan wrote:
> Using ERR_CAST() is more reasonable and safer, When it is necessary
> to convert the type of an error pointer and return it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Rohit Chavan <roheetchavan@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> net/wireless/lib80211.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/net/wireless/lib80211.c b/net/wireless/lib80211.c
> index d66a913027e0..87c0e09aa676 100644
> --- a/net/wireless/lib80211.c
> +++ b/net/wireless/lib80211.c
> @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(lib80211_get_crypto_ops);
>
> static void *lib80211_crypt_null_init(int keyidx)
> {
> - return (void *)1;
> + return ERR_CAST(1);
This seems wrong to me. ERR_CAST is designed to cast a pointer
to an error pointer. But 1 is an integer, not a pointer.
> }
>
> static void lib80211_crypt_null_deinit(void *priv)
> --
> 2.34.1
>
>