Re: [PATCH 1/2] i2c-s3c2410: Rework device type handling

[Karol Lewandowski <k.lewandowsk-Sze3O3UU22JBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>]

On 24.04.2012 16:44, Wolfram Sang wrote:

> On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 10:40:49AM +0200, Karol Lewandowski wrote:
>> On 23.04.2012 20:20, Wolfram Sang wrote:


>>>> +	if (pdev->dev.of_node) {
>>>> +		const struct of_device_id *match;
>>>> +		match = of_match_node(&s3c24xx_i2c_match, pdev->dev.of_node);
>>>
>>> I'd appreciate a comment explaining why match can't be NULL here (as to
>>> my understanding, it can't). Or just check for it, but this way it looks
>>> a bit fishy and people (hopefully ;)) will ask about it.
>>
>>
>> My understanding is that it can't be null for exactly same reason why
>> platform_get_device_id(pdev) can't be null either (see below).
>>
>> I.e. prerequisite for this code to be run at all (as it's called from
>> driver's .probe()) is to be already matched against very same match
>> table.
> 
> Yes, I agree. Yet, this is not obvious and people might try to fix it
> (especially since programs like smatch report it as potentially
> dangerous). Ah, whatever, I could simply apply the fix then :) OK.


Great! I hope it won't cause any problems. :)

Regards,
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Karol Lewandowski | Samsung Poland R&D Center | Linux/Platform