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* [patch] [media] mantis_dvb: fix some error codes in mantis_dvb_init()
@ 2017-01-27  8:06 Dan Carpenter
  2017-01-27  8:29 ` walter harms
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Dan Carpenter @ 2017-01-27  8:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Mauro Carvalho Chehab; +Cc: linux-media, kernel-janitors

We should be returning negative error codes here or it leads to a crash.
This also silences a static checker warning.

	drivers/media/pci/mantis/mantis_cards.c:250 mantis_pci_probe()
	warn: 'mantis->dmxdev.dvbdev->fops' double freed

Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>

diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/mantis/mantis_dvb.c b/drivers/media/pci/mantis/mantis_dvb.c
index 5a71e1791cf5..0db4de3a2285 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/mantis/mantis_dvb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/mantis/mantis_dvb.c
@@ -226,11 +226,12 @@ int mantis_dvb_init(struct mantis_pci *mantis)
 			goto err5;
 		} else {
 			if (mantis->fe = NULL) {
+				result = -ENOMEM;
 				dprintk(MANTIS_ERROR, 1, "FE <NULL>");
 				goto err5;
 			}
-
-			if (dvb_register_frontend(&mantis->dvb_adapter, mantis->fe)) {
+			result = dvb_register_frontend(&mantis->dvb_adapter, mantis->fe);
+			if (result) {
 				dprintk(MANTIS_ERROR, 1, "ERROR: Frontend registration failed");
 
 				if (mantis->fe->ops.release)

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* Re: [patch] [media] mantis_dvb: fix some error codes in mantis_dvb_init()
  2017-01-27  8:06 [patch] [media] mantis_dvb: fix some error codes in mantis_dvb_init() Dan Carpenter
@ 2017-01-27  8:29 ` walter harms
  2017-01-27  9:46   ` Dan Carpenter
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: walter harms @ 2017-01-27  8:29 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Dan Carpenter; +Cc: Mauro Carvalho Chehab, linux-media, kernel-janitors



Am 27.01.2017 09:06, schrieb Dan Carpenter:
> We should be returning negative error codes here or it leads to a crash.
> This also silences a static checker warning.
> 
> 	drivers/media/pci/mantis/mantis_cards.c:250 mantis_pci_probe()
> 	warn: 'mantis->dmxdev.dvbdev->fops' double freed
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/mantis/mantis_dvb.c b/drivers/media/pci/mantis/mantis_dvb.c
> index 5a71e1791cf5..0db4de3a2285 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/pci/mantis/mantis_dvb.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/pci/mantis/mantis_dvb.c
> @@ -226,11 +226,12 @@ int mantis_dvb_init(struct mantis_pci *mantis)
>  			goto err5;
>  		} else {
>  			if (mantis->fe = NULL) {
> +				result = -ENOMEM;
>  				dprintk(MANTIS_ERROR, 1, "FE <NULL>");
>  				goto err5;
>  			}
> -
> -			if (dvb_register_frontend(&mantis->dvb_adapter, mantis->fe)) {
> +			result = dvb_register_frontend(&mantis->dvb_adapter, mantis->fe);
> +			if (result) {
>  				dprintk(MANTIS_ERROR, 1, "ERROR: Frontend registration failed");
>  
>  				if (mantis->fe->ops.release)


hi,
just one remark:
the indent level is deep.
using  if ( !mantis->hwconfig) return 0;
and killing the "else" would help with readability.

just my 2 cents
re,
 wh


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* Re: [patch] [media] mantis_dvb: fix some error codes in mantis_dvb_init()
  2017-01-27  8:29 ` walter harms
@ 2017-01-27  9:46   ` Dan Carpenter
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Dan Carpenter @ 2017-01-27  9:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: walter harms; +Cc: Mauro Carvalho Chehab, linux-media, kernel-janitors

You're, of course, correct that this code could be cleaned up...

regards,
dan carpenter


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