From: Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@linux.intel.com>
To: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@hpe.com>
Cc: akpm@linux-foundation.org, dan.j.williams@intel.com,
linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-nvdimm@lists.01.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] devm_memremap: Fix error value when memremap failed
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2016 18:24:26 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160206012426.GA12447@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1454722827-15744-1-git-send-email-toshi.kani@hpe.com>
On Fri, Feb 05, 2016 at 06:40:27PM -0700, Toshi Kani wrote:
> devm_memremap() returns an ERR_PTR() value in case of error.
> However, it returns NULL when memremap() failed. This causes
> the caller, such as the pmem driver, to proceed and oops later.
>
> Change devm_memremap() to return ERR_PTR(-ENXIO) when memremap()
> failed.
>
> Signed-off-by: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@hpe.com>
> Cc: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Yep, good catch.
Reviewed-by: Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@linux.intel.com>
> ---
> kernel/memremap.c | 4 +++-
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/memremap.c b/kernel/memremap.c
> index 70ee377..3427cca 100644
> --- a/kernel/memremap.c
> +++ b/kernel/memremap.c
> @@ -136,8 +136,10 @@ void *devm_memremap(struct device *dev, resource_size_t offset,
> if (addr) {
> *ptr = addr;
> devres_add(dev, ptr);
> - } else
> + } else {
> devres_free(ptr);
> + return ERR_PTR(-ENXIO);
> + }
>
> return addr;
> }
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From: Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@linux.intel.com>
To: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@hpe.com>
Cc: akpm@linux-foundation.org, dan.j.williams@intel.com,
linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-nvdimm@ml01.01.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] devm_memremap: Fix error value when memremap failed
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2016 18:24:26 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160206012426.GA12447@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1454722827-15744-1-git-send-email-toshi.kani@hpe.com>
On Fri, Feb 05, 2016 at 06:40:27PM -0700, Toshi Kani wrote:
> devm_memremap() returns an ERR_PTR() value in case of error.
> However, it returns NULL when memremap() failed. This causes
> the caller, such as the pmem driver, to proceed and oops later.
>
> Change devm_memremap() to return ERR_PTR(-ENXIO) when memremap()
> failed.
>
> Signed-off-by: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@hpe.com>
> Cc: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Yep, good catch.
Reviewed-by: Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@linux.intel.com>
> ---
> kernel/memremap.c | 4 +++-
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/memremap.c b/kernel/memremap.c
> index 70ee377..3427cca 100644
> --- a/kernel/memremap.c
> +++ b/kernel/memremap.c
> @@ -136,8 +136,10 @@ void *devm_memremap(struct device *dev, resource_size_t offset,
> if (addr) {
> *ptr = addr;
> devres_add(dev, ptr);
> - } else
> + } else {
> devres_free(ptr);
> + return ERR_PTR(-ENXIO);
> + }
>
> return addr;
> }
> _______________________________________________
> Linux-nvdimm mailing list
> Linux-nvdimm@lists.01.org
> https://lists.01.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-nvdimm
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-02-06 1:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-02-06 1:40 [PATCH] devm_memremap: Fix error value when memremap failed Toshi Kani
2016-02-06 1:40 ` Toshi Kani
2016-02-06 1:24 ` Ross Zwisler [this message]
2016-02-06 1:24 ` Ross Zwisler
2016-02-06 1:49 ` Dan Williams
2016-02-06 1:49 ` Dan Williams
2016-02-06 1:52 ` Dan Williams
2016-02-06 1:52 ` Dan Williams
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