Re: [PATCH 16/18] leds: tca6507: switch to device_for_each_child_node_scoped()

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Sat Nov 23 2024 - 14:40:23 EST


Fri, Sep 27, 2024 at 01:21:07AM +0200, Javier Carrasco kirjoitti:
> Switch to device_for_each_child_node_scoped() to simplify the code by
> removing the need for calls to fwnode_handle_put() in the error path.
>
> This also prevents possible memory leaks if new error paths are added
> without the required call to fwnode_handle_put().

...

> ret = fwnode_property_read_u32(child, "reg", &reg);
> - if (ret || reg >= NUM_LEDS) {
> - fwnode_handle_put(child);
> + if (ret || reg >= NUM_LEDS)
> return ERR_PTR(ret ? : -EINVAL);
> - }

It's now two nested conditionals instead of two independent ones:

if (ret)
return ERR_PTR(ret);
if (reg >= NUM_LEDS)
return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);

I believe my wariant is much better to read, understand, and maintain.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko