Re: [PATCH -next] dmaengine: ptdma: Fix static checker warnings

[Basavaraj Natikar <bnatikar@amd.com>]

Hi Vinod,

Just a gentle reminder regarding my previous message.
Looking forward to your response.

Thanks,
—
Basavaraj

On 3/12/2025 5:40 PM, Basavaraj Natikar wrote:
> An unnecessary extra check leads to the following static code checker
> warning:
>
>      drivers/dma/amd/ptdma/ptdma-dmaengine.c: pt_cmd_callback_work()
>      warn: variable dereferenced before check 'desc'
>
> Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@linaro.org>
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/bfa0a979-ce9f-422d-92c3-34921155d048@stanley.mountain/
> Fixes: 656543989457 ("dmaengine: ptdma: Utilize the AE4DMA engine's multi-queue functionality")
> Signed-off-by: Basavaraj Natikar <Basavaraj.Natikar@amd.com>
> ---
>   drivers/dma/amd/ptdma/ptdma-dmaengine.c | 16 +++++++---------
>   1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/dma/amd/ptdma/ptdma-dmaengine.c b/drivers/dma/amd/ptdma/ptdma-dmaengine.c
> index 715ac3ae067b..d1d38ed811c2 100644
> --- a/drivers/dma/amd/ptdma/ptdma-dmaengine.c
> +++ b/drivers/dma/amd/ptdma/ptdma-dmaengine.c
> @@ -355,16 +355,14 @@ static void pt_cmd_callback_work(void *data, int err)
>   		desc->status = DMA_ERROR;
>   
>   	spin_lock_irqsave(&chan->vc.lock, flags);
> -	if (desc) {
> -		if (desc->status != DMA_COMPLETE) {
> -			if (desc->status != DMA_ERROR)
> -				desc->status = DMA_COMPLETE;
> +	if (desc->status != DMA_COMPLETE) {
> +		if (desc->status != DMA_ERROR)
> +			desc->status = DMA_COMPLETE;
>   
> -			dma_cookie_complete(tx_desc);
> -			dma_descriptor_unmap(tx_desc);
> -		} else {
> -			tx_desc = NULL;
> -		}
> +		dma_cookie_complete(tx_desc);
> +		dma_descriptor_unmap(tx_desc);
> +	} else {
> +		tx_desc = NULL;
>   	}
>   	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->vc.lock, flags);
>