Re: [Linux-kernel-mentees] [PATCH 2/6] media: dvb_dummy_fe: Add error messages in case of attach failure

[Sean Young <sean@mess.org>]

On Sun, Dec 01, 2019 at 01:15:38PM -0300, Daniel W. S. Almeida wrote:
> From: "Daniel W. S. Almeida" <dwlsalmeida@gmail.com>
> 
> Complain if the attach functions fail, for any reason. This is helpful
> when debugging.
> 
> Suggested-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel W. S. Almeida <dwlsalmeida@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/media/dvb-frontends/dvb_dummy_fe.c | 18 +++++++++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/dvb_dummy_fe.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/dvb_dummy_fe.c
> index 909dac2345c4..987c3488fe6c 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/dvb_dummy_fe.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/dvb_dummy_fe.c
> @@ -114,12 +114,16 @@ struct dvb_frontend* dvb_dummy_fe_ofdm_attach(void)
>  	/* allocate memory for the internal state */
>  	state = kzalloc(sizeof(struct dvb_dummy_fe_state), GFP_KERNEL);
>  	if (!state)
> -		return NULL;
> +		goto err;
>  
>  	/* create dvb_frontend */
>  	memcpy(&state->frontend.ops, &dvb_dummy_fe_ofdm_ops, sizeof(struct dvb_frontend_ops));
>  	state->frontend.demodulator_priv = state;
>  	return &state->frontend;
> +
> +err:
> +	pr_err("%s: DVB Dummy frontend driver attach failed\n", __func__);
> +	return NULL;

No need to log anything after k[zm]alloc() failures.

Thanks

Sean

>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(dvb_dummy_fe_ofdm_attach);
>  
> @@ -132,12 +136,16 @@ struct dvb_frontend *dvb_dummy_fe_qpsk_attach(void)
>  	/* allocate memory for the internal state */
>  	state = kzalloc(sizeof(struct dvb_dummy_fe_state), GFP_KERNEL);
>  	if (!state)
> -		return NULL;
> +		goto err;
>  
>  	/* create dvb_frontend */
>  	memcpy(&state->frontend.ops, &dvb_dummy_fe_qpsk_ops, sizeof(struct dvb_frontend_ops));
>  	state->frontend.demodulator_priv = state;
>  	return &state->frontend;
> +
> +err:
> +	pr_err("%s: DVB Dummy frontend driver attach failed\n", __func__);
> +	return NULL;
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(dvb_dummy_fe_qpsk_attach);
>  
> @@ -150,12 +158,16 @@ struct dvb_frontend *dvb_dummy_fe_qam_attach(void)
>  	/* allocate memory for the internal state */
>  	state = kzalloc(sizeof(struct dvb_dummy_fe_state), GFP_KERNEL);
>  	if (!state)
> -		return NULL;
> +		goto err;
>  
>  	/* create dvb_frontend */
>  	memcpy(&state->frontend.ops, &dvb_dummy_fe_qam_ops, sizeof(struct dvb_frontend_ops));
>  	state->frontend.demodulator_priv = state;
>  	return &state->frontend;
> +
> +err:
> +	pr_err("%s: DVB Dummy frontend driver attach failed\n", __func__);
> +	return NULL;
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(dvb_dummy_fe_qam_attach);
>  
> -- 
> 2.24.0
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