On Thu, 14 Jun 2018 13:22:18 +0200, Zhouyang Jia wrote: > > When snd_ctl_add fails, the lack of error-handling code may > cause unexpected results. > > This patch adds error-handling code after calling snd_ctl_add. > > Signed-off-by: Zhouyang Jia <jiazhouyang09@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > v1->v2: > - Check the return value of snd_sonicvibes_create_gameport. > --- > sound/pci/sonicvibes.c | 11 +++++++++-- > 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/sound/pci/sonicvibes.c b/sound/pci/sonicvibes.c > index a8abb15..75225b04 100644 > --- a/sound/pci/sonicvibes.c > +++ b/sound/pci/sonicvibes.c > @@ -1188,6 +1188,7 @@ SONICVIBES_SINGLE("Joystick Speed", 0, SV_IREG_GAME_PORT, 1, 15, 0); > static int snd_sonicvibes_create_gameport(struct sonicvibes *sonic) > { > struct gameport *gp; > + int err; > > sonic->gameport = gp = gameport_allocate_port(); > if (!gp) { > @@ -1203,7 +1204,10 @@ static int snd_sonicvibes_create_gameport(struct sonicvibes *sonic) > > gameport_register_port(gp); > > - snd_ctl_add(sonic->card, snd_ctl_new1(&snd_sonicvibes_game_control, sonic)); > + err = snd_ctl_add(sonic->card, > + snd_ctl_new1(&snd_sonicvibes_game_control, sonic)); > + if (err < 0) > + return err; > > return 0; > } > @@ -1515,7 +1519,10 @@ static int snd_sonic_probe(struct pci_dev *pci, > return err; > } > > - snd_sonicvibes_create_gameport(sonic); > + if ((err = snd_sonicvibes_create_gameport(sonic)) < 0) { > + snd_card_free(card); > + return err; > + } You don't need to inherit the old-fashioned style "if ((err = xxx)" in a new code. Check what checkpatch.pl complains. thanks, Takashi _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel