Error should be checked with IS_ERR after calling kthread_run()
instead of comparing the returned pointer to an int.
Found by sparse warning:
incompatible types for operation (<)
left side has type struct task_struct *tx_task_struct
right side has type int
Signed-off-by: Joseph Wright <rjosephwright@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/staging/pi433/pi433_if.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/pi433/pi433_if.c b/drivers/staging/pi433/pi433_if.c
index 46461b4..4f724a5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/pi433/pi433_if.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/pi433/pi433_if.c
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ static int pi433_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
device->tx_task_struct = kthread_run(pi433_tx_thread,
device,
"pi433_tx_task");
- if (device->tx_task_struct < 0)
+ if (IS_ERR(device->tx_task_struct))
{
dev_dbg(device->dev, "start of send thread failed");
goto send_thread_failed;
--
2.9.3
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