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[net,v1] net:wireless:Fix an NULL vs IS_ERR() bug for debugfs_create_dir()

Message ID 20230713030358.12379-1-machel@vivo.com
State New
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Series [net,v1] net:wireless:Fix an NULL vs IS_ERR() bug for debugfs_create_dir() | expand

Commit Message

Wang Ming July 13, 2023, 3:03 a.m. UTC 
The debugfs_create_dir() function returns error pointers,
it never returns NULL. Most incorrect error checks were fixed,
but the one in ath9k_htc_init_debug() was forgotten.

Fix the remaining error check.

Signed-off-by: Wang Ming <machel@vivo.com>

Fixes: e5facc75fa91 ("ath9k_htc: Cleanup HTC debugfs")
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_debug.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Comments

Toke Høiland-Jørgensen Aug. 8, 2023, 1:29 p.m. UTC | #1 
Wang Ming <machel@vivo.com> writes:

> The debugfs_create_dir() function returns error pointers,
> it never returns NULL. Most incorrect error checks were fixed,
> but the one in ath9k_htc_init_debug() was forgotten.
>
> Fix the remaining error check.
>
> Signed-off-by: Wang Ming <machel@vivo.com>

Acked-by: Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@toke.dk>
Kalle Valo Aug. 25, 2023, 7:35 a.m. UTC | #2 
Wang Ming <machel@vivo.com> wrote:

> The debugfs_create_dir() function returns error pointers,
> it never returns NULL. Most incorrect error checks were fixed,
> but the one in ath9k_htc_init_debug() was forgotten.
> 
> Fix the remaining error check.
> 
> Fixes: e5facc75fa91 ("ath9k_htc: Cleanup HTC debugfs")
> Signed-off-by: Wang Ming <machel@vivo.com>
> Acked-by: Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@toke.dk>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <quic_kvalo@quicinc.com>

Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.

1e4134610d93 wifi: ath9k: use IS_ERR() with debugfs_create_dir()
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Patch

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_debug.c
index b3ed65e5c4da..c55aab01fff5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_debug.c
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@  int ath9k_htc_init_debug(struct ath_hw *ah)
 
 	priv->debug.debugfs_phy = debugfs_create_dir(KBUILD_MODNAME,
 					     priv->hw->wiphy->debugfsdir);
-	if (!priv->debug.debugfs_phy)
+	if (IS_ERR(priv->debug.debugfs_phy))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ath9k_cmn_spectral_init_debug(&priv->spec_priv, priv->debug.debugfs_phy);