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From: linux@arm.linux.org.uk (Russell King - ARM Linux)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH v3] ARM: imx: fix error handling in ipu device registration
Date: Sat, 17 May 2014 23:35:55 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140517223555.GR3693@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20140517220836.GI15585@mwanda>

On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 01:08:36AM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> Let's look at that error handling again.
> 
> err:  <-- the name is not descriptive.  the location is bad.
> 		kfree(pdev->dev.dma_mask);  <- null dereference.
> 		platform_device_put(pdev);  <- ok
> 		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);    <- should be "return ERR_PTR(ret);"
> 
> 3 out of 4 of the lines are bad.

2 out of 4.  kfree(NULL) is perfectly legal.

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  reply	other threads:[~2014-05-17 22:35 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-05-17 18:40 [PATCH v3] ARM: imx: fix error handling in ipu device registration Emil Goode
2014-05-17 19:18 ` Uwe Kleine-König
2014-05-17 22:08   ` Dan Carpenter
2014-05-17 22:35     ` Russell King - ARM Linux [this message]
2014-05-17 22:53       ` Dan Carpenter
2014-05-17 22:57       ` Emil Goode
2014-05-17 22:51     ` Emil Goode
2014-05-17 22:22   ` Emil Goode

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