Re: [PATCH] usb: phy: tegra: Use IS_ERR() to check and simplify code

From: Felipe Balbi
Date: Thu Sep 24 2020 - 06:37:27 EST


Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 10:26:15AM +0300, Felipe Balbi wrote:
>> Tang Bin <tangbin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>
>> > Use IS_ERR() and PTR_ERR() instead of PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO() to
>> > simplify code, avoid redundant judgements.
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Zhang Shengju <zhangshengju@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Signed-off-by: Tang Bin <tangbin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Applied for next merge window. Make sure to get this driver out of
>> drivers/usb/phy and moved into drivers/phy ASAP.
>
> Sergei had commented on this patch with valid concerns, see here in case
> you don't have his reply in your inbox:
>
> http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linux-tegra/patch/20200910115607.11392-1-tangbin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/#2526208
>
> I agree with those concerns. This patch is broken because it will output
> the wrong error code on failure. I don't fully agree with Sergei's point
> that this patch isn't worth redoing. I do like the idiomatic error
> handling better, but I think we shouldn't be breaking the error messages
> like this.

Sure thing, dropped for now.

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balbi

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