Re: [PATCH 3/4] scsi: add missing get_device() return value checks

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On 12/14/2017 11:03 PM, Bart Van Assche wrote:
> On Tue, 2017-12-12 at 09:57 +0100, Hannes Reinecke wrote:
>>  	sdev->sdev_gendev.parent = get_device(&starget->dev);
>> +	if (!sdev->sdev_gendev.parent) {
>> +		kfree(sdev);
>> +		return NULL;
>> +	}
> 
> Are you sure that get_device() can return NULL?
> 
If it can't return NULL, why bother having a return value at all?
And this is not the only place where get_device() is checked for a NULL
return value.

We _really_ need to come up with a consistent view here.
If get_device() can never return NULL I would strongly argue for making
it a void function.
If it _can_ return NULL we need to check for it.

Either way I don't mind; but please stay consistent.

Cheers,

Hannes
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