From: Wei Yongjun <yongjun_wei@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
In case of error, the function kthread_run() 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 <yongjun_wei@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/media/pci/saa7164/saa7164-core.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/saa7164/saa7164-core.c b/drivers/media/pci/saa7164/saa7164-core.c
index d37ee37..896bd8b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/saa7164/saa7164-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/saa7164/saa7164-core.c
@@ -1354,9 +1354,11 @@ static int saa7164_initdev(struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
if (fw_debug) {
dev->kthread = kthread_run(saa7164_thread_function, dev,
"saa7164 debug");
- if (!dev->kthread)
+ if (IS_ERR(dev->kthread)) {
+ dev->kthread = NULL;
printk(KERN_ERR "%s() Failed to create "
"debug kernel thread\n", __func__);
+ }
}
} /* != BOARD_UNKNOWN */
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