parse_arg() has three possible return values: -EINVAL if sscanf(), in short, fails; zero if "count" is zero; and "count" in all other cases But "count" will never be zero. See, parse_arg() is called by the various store functions. And the callchain of these functions starts with sysfs_kf_write(). And that function checks for a zero "count". So we can stop checking for a zero "count", drop the "count" argument entirely, and transform parse_arg() into a function that returns zero on success or a negative error. That, in turn, allows to make those store functions just return "count" on success. The net effect is that the code becomes a bit easier to understand. A nice side effect is that this GCC warning is silenced too: drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c: In function ‘store_sys_acpi’: drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c:279:10: warning: ‘value’ may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized] int rv, value; Which is, of course, the reason to have a look at parse_arg(). Signed-off-by: Paul Bolle <pebolle@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Compile tested. I don't own an eeepc. I do hope my reading of the code make sense. Ie, is it correct that sysfs_kf_write() is at the start of all the sysfs writes involved? drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c | 34 +++++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c index 9b0c57cd1d4a..a7ef834ffa39 100644 --- a/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c @@ -263,13 +263,11 @@ static int acpi_setter_handle(struct eeepc_laptop *eeepc, int cm, /* * Sys helpers */ -static int parse_arg(const char *buf, unsigned long count, int *val) +static int parse_arg(const char *buf, int *val) { - if (!count) - return 0; if (sscanf(buf, "%i", val) != 1) return -EINVAL; - return count; + return 0; } static ssize_t store_sys_acpi(struct device *dev, int cm, @@ -278,12 +276,13 @@ static ssize_t store_sys_acpi(struct device *dev, int cm, struct eeepc_laptop *eeepc = dev_get_drvdata(dev); int rv, value; - rv = parse_arg(buf, count, &value); - if (rv > 0) - value = set_acpi(eeepc, cm, value); + rv = parse_arg(buf, &value); + if (rv < 0) + return rv; + value = set_acpi(eeepc, cm, value); if (value < 0) return -EIO; - return rv; + return count; } static ssize_t show_sys_acpi(struct device *dev, int cm, char *buf) @@ -377,13 +376,13 @@ static ssize_t store_cpufv(struct device *dev, return -EPERM; if (get_cpufv(eeepc, &c)) return -ENODEV; - rv = parse_arg(buf, count, &value); + rv = parse_arg(buf, &value); if (rv < 0) return rv; - if (!rv || value < 0 || value >= c.num) + if (value < 0 || value >= c.num) return -EINVAL; set_acpi(eeepc, CM_ASL_CPUFV, value); - return rv; + return count; } static ssize_t show_cpufv_disabled(struct device *dev, @@ -402,7 +401,7 @@ static ssize_t store_cpufv_disabled(struct device *dev, struct eeepc_laptop *eeepc = dev_get_drvdata(dev); int rv, value; - rv = parse_arg(buf, count, &value); + rv = parse_arg(buf, &value); if (rv < 0) return rv; @@ -412,7 +411,7 @@ static ssize_t store_cpufv_disabled(struct device *dev, pr_warn("cpufv enabled (not officially supported " "on this model)\n"); eeepc->cpufv_disabled = false; - return rv; + return count; case 1: return -EPERM; default: @@ -1042,10 +1041,11 @@ static ssize_t store_sys_hwmon(void (*set)(int), const char *buf, size_t count) { int rv, value; - rv = parse_arg(buf, count, &value); - if (rv > 0) - set(value); - return rv; + rv = parse_arg(buf, &value); + if (rv < 0) + return rv; + set(value); + return count; } static ssize_t show_sys_hwmon(int (*get)(void), char *buf) -- 1.9.3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe platform-driver-x86" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html