Re: [PATCH v2] driver : edac : Fix warning using plain integer as NULL

[Abhinav Singh <singhabhinav9051571833@gmail.com>]

On 11/28/23 03:11, Abhinav Singh wrote:
> Sparse static analysis tools generate a warning with this message
> "Using plain integer as NULL pointer". In this case this warning is
> being shown because we are trying to initialize  pointer to NULL using
> integer value 0.
> 
> The reason for this change is that use of numeric 0 for a null pointer is
> unacceptable. See this link for the long description why:
> Link: https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-sparse/msg10066.html
> 
> Signed-off-by: Abhinav Singh <singhabhinav9051571833@gmail.com>
> ---
> v1 -> v2: 1. Fixed the comment section descrbing the current code.
> 	  2. Added a reason for why this change is required.
> 
>   drivers/edac/i7core_edac.c | 4 ++--
>   drivers/edac/sb_edac.c     | 6 +++---
>   2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/edac/i7core_edac.c b/drivers/edac/i7core_edac.c
> index 08bf20c60111..4c76d0f180ec 100644
> --- a/drivers/edac/i7core_edac.c
> +++ b/drivers/edac/i7core_edac.c
> @@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ static const struct pci_id_table pci_dev_table[] = {
>   	PCI_ID_TABLE_ENTRY(pci_dev_descr_i7core_nehalem),
>   	PCI_ID_TABLE_ENTRY(pci_dev_descr_lynnfield),
>   	PCI_ID_TABLE_ENTRY(pci_dev_descr_i7core_westmere),
> -	{NULL,}			/* 0 terminated list. */
> +	{NULL,}			/* NULL terminated list. */
>   };
>   
>   /*
> @@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ static const struct pci_id_table pci_dev_table[] = {
>   static const struct pci_device_id i7core_pci_tbl[] = {
>   	{PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL, PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_X58_HUB_MGMT)},
>   	{PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL, PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_LYNNFIELD_QPI_LINK0)},
> -	{0,}			/* 0 terminated list. */
> +	{0,}			/* NULL terminated list. */
>   };
>   
>   /****************************************************************************
> diff --git a/drivers/edac/sb_edac.c b/drivers/edac/sb_edac.c
> index a3f50a66de33..5d9a2963dc54 100644
> --- a/drivers/edac/sb_edac.c
> +++ b/drivers/edac/sb_edac.c
> @@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ static const struct pci_id_descr pci_dev_descr_sbridge[] = {
>   
>   static const struct pci_id_table pci_dev_descr_sbridge_table[] = {
>   	PCI_ID_TABLE_ENTRY(pci_dev_descr_sbridge, ARRAY_SIZE(pci_dev_descr_sbridge), 1, SANDY_BRIDGE),
> -	{NULL,}			/* 0 terminated list. */
> +	{NULL,}			/* NULL terminated list. */
>   };
>   
>   /* This changes depending if 1HA or 2HA:
> @@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ static const struct pci_id_descr pci_dev_descr_haswell[] = {
>   
>   static const struct pci_id_table pci_dev_descr_haswell_table[] = {
>   	PCI_ID_TABLE_ENTRY(pci_dev_descr_haswell, 13, 2, HASWELL),
> -	{NULL,}			/* 0 terminated list. */
> +	{NULL,}			/* NULL terminated list. */
>   };
>   
>   /* Knight's Landing Support */
> @@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ static const struct pci_id_descr pci_dev_descr_broadwell[] = {
>   
>   static const struct pci_id_table pci_dev_descr_broadwell_table[] = {
>   	PCI_ID_TABLE_ENTRY(pci_dev_descr_broadwell, 10, 2, BROADWELL),
> -	{NULL,}			/* 0 terminated list. */
> +	{NULL,}			/* NULL terminated list. */
>   };
>   
>   
Thank You, for explaining me what needs to be done. Yeah without a 
proper reason a change is never really clear which can be confusing to 
anyone looking. I will make sure I add a reason in every patch from now on.

Thank You,
Abhinav Singh