Re: [PATCH -next] bus: mhi: ep: Fix an ignored error return from ida_alloc()

[Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@kernel.org>]

On Fri, Mar 04, 2022 at 08:11:39AM +0800, Yang Li wrote:
> The return from the call to ida_alloc() is int, it can be a negative
> error code, however this is being assigned to an unsigned int variable
> 'mhi_cntrl->index', so assign the value to 'ret' concurrently to solve
> this problem without affecting other functions.
> 
> Eliminate the following coccicheck warning:
> ./drivers/bus/mhi/ep/main.c:1422:5-21: WARNING: Unsigned expression
> compared with zero: mhi_cntrl -> index < 0
> 
> Reported-by: Abaci Robot <abaci@linux.alibaba.com>
> Signed-off-by: Yang Li <yang.lee@linux.alibaba.com>

Thanks for the fix. Since the MHI EP series is under development, I've
squashed this patch with the original patch that added the offending code.

I'll make a note about this in changelog.

> ---
>  drivers/bus/mhi/ep/main.c | 6 ++----
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/ep/main.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/ep/main.c
> index 3e98107f08c4..b27e90d97029 100644
> --- a/drivers/bus/mhi/ep/main.c
> +++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/ep/main.c
> @@ -1418,11 +1418,9 @@ int mhi_ep_register_controller(struct mhi_ep_cntrl *mhi_cntrl,
>  	mhi_ep_mmio_set_env(mhi_cntrl, MHI_EE_AMSS);
>  
>  	/* Set controller index */
> -	mhi_cntrl->index = ida_alloc(&mhi_ep_cntrl_ida, GFP_KERNEL);
> -	if (mhi_cntrl->index < 0) {
> -		ret = mhi_cntrl->index;
> +	mhi_cntrl->index = ret = ida_alloc(&mhi_ep_cntrl_ida, GFP_KERNEL);
> +	if (ret < 0)
>  		goto err_destroy_wq;
> -	}

I've just used "ret" for catching the ida_alloc() and assigned it to
index after success.

Thanks,
Mani
>  
>  	irq_set_status_flags(mhi_cntrl->irq, IRQ_NOAUTOEN);
>  	ret = request_irq(mhi_cntrl->irq, mhi_ep_irq, IRQF_TRIGGER_HIGH,
> -- 
> 2.20.1.7.g153144c
>