From: Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@xxxxxxx> dev_get_platdata returns a pointer, so the failure value would be NULL rather than a negative integer. The semantic match that finds this problem is: (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/) // <smpl> @@ expression x,e; statement S1,S2; @@ *x = dev_get_platdata(...) ... when != x = e *if (x < 0) S1 else S2 // </smpl> Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/mtd/devices/spear_smi.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/spear_smi.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/spear_smi.c index b85f183..7c10466 100644 --- a/drivers/mtd/devices/spear_smi.c +++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/spear_smi.c @@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ static int __devinit spear_smi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) } } else { pdata = dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev); - if (pdata < 0) { + if (!pdata) { ret = -ENODEV; dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no platform data\n"); goto err; -- 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
