On Mon, 2016-07-11 at 15:10 +0200, Matthias Brugger wrote: > > On 11/07/16 10:56, James Liao wrote: > > [...] > > >>>>> @@ -467,28 +386,54 @@ static int scpsys_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) > >>>>> if (PTR_ERR(scpd->supply) == -ENODEV) > >>>>> scpd->supply = NULL; > >>>>> else > >>>>> - return PTR_ERR(scpd->supply); > >>>>> + return ERR_CAST(scpd->supply); > >>>>> } > >>>>> } > >>>>> > >>>>> - pd_data->num_domains = NUM_DOMAINS; > >>>>> + pd_data->num_domains = num; > >>>>> > >>>>> - for (i = 0; i < NUM_DOMAINS; i++) { > >>>>> + init_clks(pdev, clk); > >>>>> + > >>>>> + for (i = 0; i < num; i++) { > >>>>> struct scp_domain *scpd = &scp->domains[i]; > >>>>> struct generic_pm_domain *genpd = &scpd->genpd; > >>>>> const struct scp_domain_data *data = &scp_domain_data[i]; > >>>>> > >>>>> + for (j = 0; j < MAX_CLKS && data->clk_id[j]; j++) { > >>>>> + struct clk *c = clk[data->clk_id[j]]; > >>>>> + > >>>>> + if (IS_ERR(c)) { > >>>>> + dev_err(&pdev->dev, "%s: clk unavailable\n", > >>>>> + data->name); > >>>>> + return ERR_CAST(c); > >>>>> + } > >>>>> + > >>>>> + scpd->clk[j] = c; > >>>> > >>>> Put this in the else branch. Apart from that is there any reason you > >>> > >>> Do you mean to change like this? > >>> > >>> if (IS_ERR(c)) { > >>> ... > >>> return ERR_CAST(c); > >>> } else { > >>> scpd->clk[j] = c; > >>> } > >>> > >>> checkpatch.pl will warn for above code due to it returns in 'if' branch. > >>> > >> > >> I tried that on top of next-20160706 and it checkpatch didn't throw any > >> warning. Which kernel version are based on? > > > > I don't remember which version of checkpatch warn on this pattern. This > > patch series develop across several kernel versions. > > We as the kernel community develop against master or linux-next. We only > care about older kernel version in the sense that we intent hard not to > break any userspace/kernel or firmware/kernel interfaces. Apart from > that it's up to every individual to backport patches from mainline > kernel to his respective version. But that's nothing the community as a > hole can take care of. > > > > > So do you prefer to put "scpd->clk[j] = c;" into 'else' branch? > > > > Yes please :) Hi, I just got next-20160711 and change this chunk to: + for (j = 0; j < MAX_CLKS && data->clk_id[j]; j++) { + struct clk *c = clk[data->clk_id[j]]; + + if (IS_ERR(c)) { + dev_err(&pdev->dev, "%s: clk unavailable\n", + data->name); + return ERR_CAST(c); + } else { + scpd->clk[j] = c; + } + } + and checkpatch give me this warning: WARNING: else is not generally useful after a break or return #313: FILE: drivers/soc/mediatek/mtk-scpsys.c:409: + return ERR_CAST(c); + } else { Joe.C -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html