Re: [PATCH v4 08/11] platform/x86: int3472: Add get_sensor_adev_and_name() helper

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Mon Nov 01 2021 - 06:47:32 EST


On Mon, Nov 1, 2021 at 12:44 PM Andy Shevchenko
<andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 1, 2021 at 12:31 PM Hans de Goede <hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On 10/25/21 13:31, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 12:42 PM Hans de Goede <hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

...

> > >> + if (ret == 0 && sensor_adev_ret)
> > >> + *sensor_adev_ret = sensor;
> > >> + else
> > >> + acpi_dev_put(sensor);
> > >> +
> > >> + return ret;

...

> > > if (sensor_adev_ret)
> > > *sensor_adev_ret = sensor;
> > >
> > > return 0;
> > >
> > > ?
> >
> > That misses an acpi_dev_put(sensor) when sensor_adev_ret == NULL.
>
> else
> acpi_dev_put(...);
>
> ?

Hmm... But then in the original code and with this proposal the
acpi_dev_put() seems a bit strange to me.
If we are fine (no error code returned) why would the caller (note
_er_) go different paths?

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko