From: Julia Lawall <julia@xxxxxxx> An error code is stored in ret, but the return value is always 0. Return ret instead. The semantic match that finds this problem is as follows: (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/) // <smpl> @r@ local idexpression x; constant C; @@ if (...) { ... x = -C ... when != x ( return <+...x...+>; | return NULL; | return; | * return ...; ) } // </smpl> Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <julia@xxxxxxx> --- This changes the semantics of the function and has not been tested. drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c index b41ed5c..d4d6c9d 100644 --- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c @@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ static int dell_send_intensity(struct backlight_device *bd) out: release_buffer(); - return 0; + return ret; } static int dell_get_intensity(struct backlight_device *bd) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
