kernel/vhost_task.c:148:9-16: WARNING: ERR_CAST can be used with tsk

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tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
head:   4d872d51bc9d7b899c1f61534e3dbde72613f627
commit: cb380909ae3b1ebf14d6a455a4f92d7916d790cb vhost: return task creation error instead of NULL
date:   10 days ago
config: parisc-randconfig-r064-20250311 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20250311/202503112124.LprWipYC-lkp@intel.com/config)
compiler: hppa-linux-gcc (GCC) 14.2.0

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cocci warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)
>> kernel/vhost_task.c:148:9-16: WARNING: ERR_CAST can be used with tsk

vim +148 kernel/vhost_task.c

   106	
   107	/**
   108	 * vhost_task_create - create a copy of a task to be used by the kernel
   109	 * @fn: vhost worker function
   110	 * @handle_sigkill: vhost function to handle when we are killed
   111	 * @arg: data to be passed to fn and handled_kill
   112	 * @name: the thread's name
   113	 *
   114	 * This returns a specialized task for use by the vhost layer or NULL on
   115	 * failure. The returned task is inactive, and the caller must fire it up
   116	 * through vhost_task_start().
   117	 */
   118	struct vhost_task *vhost_task_create(bool (*fn)(void *),
   119					     void (*handle_sigkill)(void *), void *arg,
   120					     const char *name)
   121	{
   122		struct kernel_clone_args args = {
   123			.flags		= CLONE_FS | CLONE_UNTRACED | CLONE_VM |
   124					  CLONE_THREAD | CLONE_SIGHAND,
   125			.exit_signal	= 0,
   126			.fn		= vhost_task_fn,
   127			.name		= name,
   128			.user_worker	= 1,
   129			.no_files	= 1,
   130		};
   131		struct vhost_task *vtsk;
   132		struct task_struct *tsk;
   133	
   134		vtsk = kzalloc(sizeof(*vtsk), GFP_KERNEL);
   135		if (!vtsk)
   136			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
   137		init_completion(&vtsk->exited);
   138		mutex_init(&vtsk->exit_mutex);
   139		vtsk->data = arg;
   140		vtsk->fn = fn;
   141		vtsk->handle_sigkill = handle_sigkill;
   142	
   143		args.fn_arg = vtsk;
   144	
   145		tsk = copy_process(NULL, 0, NUMA_NO_NODE, &args);
   146		if (IS_ERR(tsk)) {
   147			kfree(vtsk);
 > 148			return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(tsk));
   149		}
   150	
   151		vtsk->task = tsk;
   152		return vtsk;
   153	}
   154	EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vhost_task_create);
   155	

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