RE: [RFC 03/14] ohci:always register debug files

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On Wed, 13 Nov 2013, David Laight wrote:

> > From: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@xxxxxxx>
> > 
> > Just remove the conditional compilation.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@xxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  drivers/usb/host/ohci-hcd.c | 6 ------
> >  1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-hcd.c
> > index 501ecea..de0e3e4 100644
> > --- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-hcd.c
> > +++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-hcd.c
> > @@ -1225,13 +1225,11 @@ static int __init ohci_hcd_mod_init(void)
> >  		sizeof (struct ed), sizeof (struct td));
> >  	set_bit(USB_OHCI_LOADED, &usb_hcds_loaded);
> > 
> > -#ifdef DEBUG
> >  	ohci_debug_root = debugfs_create_dir("ohci", usb_debug_root);
> >  	if (!ohci_debug_root) {
> >  		retval = -ENOENT;
> >  		goto error_debug;
> >  	}
> > -#endif
> 
> If the above fails, wouldn't it be better to carry on but without
> creating the dubugfs nodes (etc).
> 
> There might be some systems where the 'bloat' of debugfs isn't wanted.

If debugfs isn't configured in the kernel then debugfs_create_dir() 
always returns ERR_PTR(-ENODEV).  Hence the code above will succeed, 
and the driver _will_ carry on.

Alan Stern

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