[PATCH v2 3/4] dmaengine: Add a comment on why it's okay when kasprintf() fails

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Tue Oct 08 2024 - 13:35:14 EST


Add a comment in dma_request_chan() to clarify kasprintf() missing return
value check and it is correct functionality.

Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/dma/dmaengine.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
index c1357d7f3dc6..dd4224d90f07 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
@@ -854,8 +854,8 @@ struct dma_chan *dma_request_chan(struct device *dev, const char *name)

found:
#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
- chan->dbg_client_name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s:%s", dev_name(dev),
- name);
+ chan->dbg_client_name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s:%s", dev_name(dev), name);
+ /* No functional issue if it fails, users are supposed to test before use */
#endif

chan->name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "dma:%s", name);
--
2.43.0.rc1.1336.g36b5255a03ac