clk_register_fixed_factor returns an ERR_PTR in case of an error and
should have an IS_ERR check instead of a null check.
The Coccinelle semantic patch used to find this issue is as follows:
@@
expression e;
statement S;
@@
*e = clk_register_fixed_factor(...);
if (!e) S
Signed-off-by: Amitoj Kaur Chawla <amitoj1606@xxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/mips/ath79/clock.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/mips/ath79/clock.c b/arch/mips/ath79/clock.c
index 2e73784..cc3a1e3 100644
--- a/arch/mips/ath79/clock.c
+++ b/arch/mips/ath79/clock.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static struct clk * __init ath79_reg_ffclk(const char *name,
struct clk *clk;
clk = clk_register_fixed_factor(NULL, name, parent_name, 0, mult, div);
- if (!clk)
+ if (IS_ERR(clk))
panic("failed to allocate %s clock structure", name);
return clk;
--
1.9.1
