Re: [PATCH 3/4] mtd: fixup corner case error handling in mtd_device_parse_register()

[Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>]

Am 02.06.2015 um 01:17 schrieb Brian Norris:
> Since commit 3efe41be224c ("mtd: implement common reboot notifier
> boilerplate"), we might try to register a reboot notifier for an MTD
> that failed to register. Let's avoid this by making the error path
> clearer.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c | 11 +++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
> index 8bbbb751bf45..03eec42dc715 100644
> --- a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
> +++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
> @@ -579,9 +579,15 @@ int mtd_device_parse_register(struct mtd_info *mtd, const char * const *types,
>  		else
>  			ret = nr_parts;
>  	}
> +	/* Didn't come up with either parsed OR fallback partitions */
> +	if (ret < 0) {
> +		pr_info("mtd: failed to find partitions\n");
> +		goto out;
> +	}
>  
> -	if (ret >= 0)
> -		ret = mtd_add_device_partitions(mtd, real_parts, ret);
> +	ret = mtd_add_device_partitions(mtd, real_parts, ret);
> +	if (ret)
> +		goto out;
>  
>  	/*
>  	 * FIXME: some drivers unfortunately call this function more than once.
> @@ -596,6 +602,7 @@ int mtd_device_parse_register(struct mtd_info *mtd, const char * const *types,
>  		register_reboot_notifier(&mtd->reboot_notifier);
>  	}
>  
> +out:
>  	kfree(real_parts);
>  	return ret;
>  }

Reviewed-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>

Thanks,
//richard