Re: [PATCH] gpiolib: split character device into gpiolib-cdev

[kbuild test robot <lkp@intel.com>]

Hi Kent,

Thank you for the patch! Perhaps something to improve:

[auto build test WARNING on v5.7-rc5]
[cannot apply to gpio/for-next linus/master linux/master v5.7-rc7 v5.7-rc6 next-20200529]
[if your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, please drop us a note to help
improve the system. BTW, we also suggest to use '--base' option to specify the
base tree in git format-patch, please see https://stackoverflow.com/a/37406982]

url:    https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commits/Kent-Gibson/gpiolib-split-character-device-into-gpiolib-cdev/20200528-000035
base:    2ef96a5bb12be62ef75b5828c0aab838ebb29cb8
compiler: gcc-9 (Debian 9.3.0-13) 9.3.0

If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag as appropriate
Reported-by: kbuild test robot <lkp@intel.com>


cppcheck warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)

>> drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c:1035:6: warning: Variable 'ret' is reassigned a value before the old one has been used. [redundantAssignment]
    ret = atomic_notifier_chain_register(&gdev->notifier,
        ^
   drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c:1016:0: note: Variable 'ret' is reassigned a value before the old one has been used.
    int ret = -ENOMEM;
   ^
   drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c:1035:6: note: Variable 'ret' is reassigned a value before the old one has been used.
    ret = atomic_notifier_chain_register(&gdev->notifier,
        ^

vim +/ret +1035 drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c

  1004	
  1005	/**
  1006	 * gpio_chrdev_open() - open the chardev for ioctl operations
  1007	 * @inode: inode for this chardev
  1008	 * @filp: file struct for storing private data
  1009	 * Returns 0 on success
  1010	 */
  1011	static int gpio_chrdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
  1012	{
  1013		struct gpio_device *gdev = container_of(inode->i_cdev,
  1014						      struct gpio_device, chrdev);
  1015		struct gpio_chardev_data *priv;
  1016		int ret = -ENOMEM;
  1017	
  1018		/* Fail on open if the backing gpiochip is gone */
  1019		if (!gdev->chip)
  1020			return -ENODEV;
  1021	
  1022		priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
  1023		if (!priv)
  1024			return -ENOMEM;
  1025	
  1026		priv->watched_lines = bitmap_zalloc(gdev->chip->ngpio, GFP_KERNEL);
  1027		if (!priv->watched_lines)
  1028			goto out_free_priv;
  1029	
  1030		init_waitqueue_head(&priv->wait);
  1031		INIT_KFIFO(priv->events);
  1032		priv->gdev = gdev;
  1033	
  1034		priv->lineinfo_changed_nb.notifier_call = lineinfo_changed_notify;
> 1035		ret = atomic_notifier_chain_register(&gdev->notifier,
  1036						     &priv->lineinfo_changed_nb);
  1037		if (ret)
  1038			goto out_free_bitmap;
  1039	
  1040		get_device(&gdev->dev);
  1041		filp->private_data = priv;
  1042	
  1043		ret = nonseekable_open(inode, filp);
  1044		if (ret)
  1045			goto out_unregister_notifier;
  1046	
  1047		return ret;
  1048	
  1049	out_unregister_notifier:
  1050		atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&gdev->notifier,
  1051						 &priv->lineinfo_changed_nb);
  1052	out_free_bitmap:
  1053		bitmap_free(priv->watched_lines);
  1054	out_free_priv:
  1055		kfree(priv);
  1056		return ret;
  1057	}
  1058	

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