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* [patch 2/2] usbhid: fix some error codes in hiddev_connect()
@ 2011-05-26  8:50 Dan Carpenter
  2011-05-26 12:07 ` Jiri Kosina
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Dan Carpenter @ 2011-05-26  8:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Jiri Kosina
  Cc: open list:USB HID/HIDBP DRI..., open list:HID CORE LAYER,
	kernel-janitors-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA

Returning -1 is -EPERM which is inappropriate here.

Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <error27-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>

diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
index b2f9a3a..80b8e76 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
@@ -890,8 +890,9 @@ int hiddev_connect(struct hid_device *hid, unsigned int force)
 			return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (!(hiddev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hiddev), GFP_KERNEL)))
-		return -1;
+	hiddev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hiddev), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!hiddev)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	init_waitqueue_head(&hiddev->wait);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&hiddev->list);
@@ -905,7 +906,7 @@ int hiddev_connect(struct hid_device *hid, unsigned int force)
 		hid_err(hid, "Not able to get a minor for this device\n");
 		hid->hiddev = NULL;
 		kfree(hiddev);
-		return -1;
+		return retval;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
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* Re: [patch 2/2] usbhid: fix some error codes in hiddev_connect()
  2011-05-26  8:50 [patch 2/2] usbhid: fix some error codes in hiddev_connect() Dan Carpenter
@ 2011-05-26 12:07 ` Jiri Kosina
  2011-05-26 16:35   ` Dan Carpenter
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Jiri Kosina @ 2011-05-26 12:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Dan Carpenter
  Cc: open list:USB HID/HIDBP DRI..., open list:HID CORE LAYER,
	kernel-janitors

On Thu, 26 May 2011, Dan Carpenter wrote:

> Returning -1 is -EPERM which is inappropriate here.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@gmail.com>
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
> index b2f9a3a..80b8e76 100644
> --- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
> +++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
> @@ -890,8 +890,9 @@ int hiddev_connect(struct hid_device *hid, unsigned int force)
>  			return -1;
>  	}
>  
> -	if (!(hiddev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hiddev), GFP_KERNEL)))
> -		return -1;
> +	hiddev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hiddev), GFP_KERNEL);
> +	if (!hiddev)
> +		return -ENOMEM;
>  
>  	init_waitqueue_head(&hiddev->wait);
>  	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&hiddev->list);
> @@ -905,7 +906,7 @@ int hiddev_connect(struct hid_device *hid, unsigned int force)
>  		hid_err(hid, "Not able to get a minor for this device\n");
>  		hid->hiddev = NULL;
>  		kfree(hiddev);
> -		return -1;
> +		return retval;
>  	}
>  	return 0;
>  }

Why would that matter?

hid_connect() (which is the only caller) only checks for the return value 
being (non-)zero.

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs

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* Re: [patch 2/2] usbhid: fix some error codes in hiddev_connect()
  2011-05-26 12:07 ` Jiri Kosina
@ 2011-05-26 16:35   ` Dan Carpenter
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Dan Carpenter @ 2011-05-26 16:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Jiri Kosina
  Cc: open list:USB HID/HIDBP DRI..., open list:HID CORE LAYER,
	kernel-janitors

On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 02:07:00PM +0200, Jiri Kosina wrote:
> Why would that matter?
>
> hid_connect() (which is the only caller) only checks for the return value 
> being (non-)zero.

It's just a cleanup.  It silences a Smatch complaint.

regards,
dan carpenter 

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