Re: [PATCH] media: don't try to empty links list in media_entity_cleanup()

[Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@osg.samsung.com>]

Hello,

On 08/24/2015 07:57 PM, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> The media_entity_cleanup() function only cleans up the entity links list
> but this operation is already made in media_device_unregister_entity().
> 
> In most cases this should be harmless (besides having duplicated code)
> since the links list would be empty so the iteration would not happen
> but the links list is initialized in media_device_register_entity() so
> if a driver fails to register an entity with a media device and clean up
> the entity in the error path, a NULL deference pointer error will happen.
> 
> So don't try to empty the links list in media_entity_cleanup() since
> is either done already or haven't been initialized yet.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@osg.samsung.com>
> 

I forgot to mention that this patch depends on Mauro's
"[PATCH v7 00/44] MC next generation patches" [0].

Sorry for missing that.

[0]: https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-media@vger.kernel.org/msg91528.html

Best regards,
-- 
Javier Martinez Canillas
Open Source Group
Samsung Research America