From: Wei Yongjun <weiyongjun1@xxxxxxxxxx> In case of error, the function kthread_create() returns ERR_PTR() and never returns NULL. The NULL test in the return value check should be replaced with IS_ERR(). Signed-off-by: Wei Yongjun <weiyongjun1@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c index 2c98da4..8cb43f5 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c +++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c @@ -2494,7 +2494,7 @@ vchiq_init_state(VCHIQ_STATE_T *state, VCHIQ_SLOT_ZERO_T *slot_zero, (void *)state, threadname); - if (state->slot_handler_thread == NULL) { + if (IS_ERR(state->slot_handler_thread)) { vchiq_loud_error_header(); vchiq_loud_error("couldn't create thread %s", threadname); vchiq_loud_error_footer(); @@ -2507,7 +2507,7 @@ vchiq_init_state(VCHIQ_STATE_T *state, VCHIQ_SLOT_ZERO_T *slot_zero, state->recycle_thread = kthread_create(&recycle_func, (void *)state, threadname); - if (state->recycle_thread == NULL) { + if (IS_ERR(state->recycle_thread)) { vchiq_loud_error_header(); vchiq_loud_error("couldn't create thread %s", threadname); vchiq_loud_error_footer(); @@ -2520,7 +2520,7 @@ vchiq_init_state(VCHIQ_STATE_T *state, VCHIQ_SLOT_ZERO_T *slot_zero, state->sync_thread = kthread_create(&sync_func, (void *)state, threadname); - if (state->sync_thread == NULL) { + if (IS_ERR(state->sync_thread)) { vchiq_loud_error_header(); vchiq_loud_error("couldn't create thread %s", threadname); vchiq_loud_error_footer(); _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/driverdev-devel