* Paul Walmsley <paul@xxxxxxxxx> [150715 22:58]: > Hello Markus > > On Tue, 30 Jun 2015, SF Markus Elfring wrote: > > > From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 14:00:16 +0200 > > > > The functions clk_disable(), of_node_put() and omap_device_delete() test > > whether their argument is NULL and then return immediately. > > Thus the test around the call is not needed. > > > > This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software. > > > > Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Thanks for the patch. I have to say, I am a bit leery about applying the > omap_device.c and omap_hwmod.c changes, since the called functions -- > omap_device_delete() and clk_disable() -- don't explicitly document that > NULLs are allowed to be passed in. So there's no explicit contract that > callers can rely upon, to (at least in theory) prevent those internal NULL > pointer checks from being removed. > > So I would suggest that those two functions' kerneldoc be patched first to > explicitly state that passing in a NULL pointer is allowed. Then I would > feel a bit more comfortable applying the omap_device.c and omap_hwmod.c > changes. > > The kerneldoc for of_node_put() does explicitly allow NULLs to be passed > in. So I'll apply that change now for v4.3, touching up the commit > message accordingly. I have them applied from a later thread already, but will drop both in my branch as I have not pushed them out yet. Regards, Tony -- 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
