Re: [PATCH 1/5] arch/arm: Correct NULL test

From: Julia Lawall
Date: Sun Dec 27 2009 - 17:07:57 EST


On Sun, 27 Dec 2009, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:

> On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 10:26:54PM +0100, Julia Lawall wrote:
> > From: Julia Lawall <julia@xxxxxxx>
> >
> > Test the just-allocated value for NULL rather than some other value.
> >
> > The semantic patch that makes this change is as follows:
> > (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/)
> >
> > // <smpl>
> > ....
> > // </smpl>
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <julia@xxxxxxx>
> >
> > ---
> > arch/arm/plat-pxa/dma.c | 2 +-
> > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff -u -p a/arch/arm/plat-pxa/dma.c b/arch/arm/plat-pxa/dma.c
> > --- a/arch/arm/plat-pxa/dma.c
> > +++ b/arch/arm/plat-pxa/dma.c
> > @@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ static void pxa_dma_init_debugfs(void)
> >
> > dbgfs_chan = kmalloc(sizeof(*dbgfs_state) * num_dma_channels,
> > GFP_KERNEL);
> > - if (!dbgfs_state)
> > + if (!dbgfs_chan)
> > goto err_alloc;
> Shouldn't the malloc line read:
>
> ... = kmalloc(sizeof(*dbgfs_chan) * ...)
> ^^^^^^^^^^
>
> ?

Good point, thanks. I will send a revised patch.

julia