[v1] adm1266.c: Fix error checking for debugfs_create_dir

[PATCH] adm1266.c: Fix error checking for debugfs_create_dir

Posted by Osama Muhammad 2 years, 8 months ago

This patch fixes the error checking in adm1266.c in
debugfs_create_dir. The correct way to check if an error occurred
is using 'IS_ERR' inline function.

Signed-off-by: Osama Muhammad <osmtendev@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1266.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1266.c b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1266.c
index 1ac2b2f4c570..d88b6115b42e 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1266.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1266.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static void adm1266_init_debugfs(struct adm1266_data *data)
 		return;
 
 	data->debugfs_dir = debugfs_create_dir(data->client->name, root);
-	if (!data->debugfs_dir)
+	if (IS_ERR(data->debugfs_dir))
 		return;
 
 	debugfs_create_devm_seqfile(&data->client->dev, "sequencer_state", data->debugfs_dir,
-- 
2.34.1

Re: [PATCH] adm1266.c: Fix error checking for debugfs_create_dir

Posted by Guenter Roeck 2 years, 8 months ago

On Wed, May 24, 2023 at 09:54:23PM +0500, Osama Muhammad wrote:
> This patch fixes the error checking in adm1266.c in
> debugfs_create_dir. The correct way to check if an error occurred
> is using 'IS_ERR' inline function.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Osama Muhammad <osmtendev@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1266.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1266.c b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1266.c
> index 1ac2b2f4c570..d88b6115b42e 100644
> --- a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1266.c
> +++ b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1266.c
> @@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static void adm1266_init_debugfs(struct adm1266_data *data)
>  		return;
>  
>  	data->debugfs_dir = debugfs_create_dir(data->client->name, root);
> -	if (!data->debugfs_dir)
> +	if (IS_ERR(data->debugfs_dir))
>  		return;

Just drop the error check entirely instead. It is not needed.

Thanks,
Guenter

>  
>  	debugfs_create_devm_seqfile(&data->client->dev, "sequencer_state", data->debugfs_dir,