Re: [PATCH] netfilter: PTR_RET can be used

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Am 29.07.2012 14:14, schrieb Fengguang Wu:
>>> --- linux.orig/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_filter.c	2012-07-29 08:41:09.703759534 +0800
>>> +++ linux/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_filter.c	2012-07-29 08:41:14.255759643 +0800
>>> @@ -100,9 +100,7 @@ static struct nf_hook_ops ebt_ops_filter
>>>  static int __net_init frame_filter_net_init(struct net *net)
>>>  {
>>>  	net->xt.frame_filter = ebt_register_table(net, &frame_filter);
>>> -	if (IS_ERR(net->xt.frame_filter))
>>> -		return PTR_ERR(net->xt.frame_filter);
>>> -	return 0;
>>> +	return PTR_RET(net->xt.frame_filter);
>>>  }
>>>  
>>
>> i do not understand this,
>> ebt_register_table() return (struct ebt_table *) on success
>>
>> Does PTR_RET really return 0 if this is a propper pointer ?
> 
> Right. Here is how PTR_RET defined. This patch does not change any behavior.
> 
> static inline int __must_check PTR_RET(const void *ptr)
> {      
>         if (IS_ERR(ptr))
>                 return PTR_ERR(ptr);
>         else   
>                 return 0;
> }
> 


ok, my brain mixed it with  PTR_ERR(), leading to the question.

re,
 wh


> Thanks,
> Fengguang
> 
> 
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