Re: [PATCH v2] p54: Fix an error handling path in p54spi_probe()

From: Christian Lamparter
Date: Mon Jun 13 2022 - 16:49:27 EST


On Sun, Jun 12, 2022 at 11:12 PM Christophe JAILLET
<christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> If an error occurs after a successful call to p54spi_request_firmware(), it
> must be undone by a corresponding release_firmware() as already done in
> the error handling path of p54spi_request_firmware() and in the .remove()
> function.
>
> Add the missing call in the error handling path and remove it from
> p54spi_request_firmware() now that it is the responsibility of the caller
> to release the firmawre

that last word hast a typo: firmware. (maybe Kalle can fix this in post).

> Fixes: cd8d3d321285 ("p54spi: p54spi driver")
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@xxxxxxxxx>
(Though, v1 was fine too.)
> ---
> v2: reduce diffstat and take advantage on the fact that release_firmware()
> checks for NULL

Heh, ok ;) . Now that I see it, the "ret = p54_parse_firmware(...); ... "
could have been replaced with "return p54_parse_firmware(dev, priv->firmware);"
so the p54spi.c could shrink another 5-6 lines.

I think leaving p54spi_request_firmware() callee to deal with
releasing the firmware
in the error case as well is nicer because it gets rid of a "but in
this case" complexity.

(I still have hope for the devres-firmware to hit some day).

Cheers
Christian

> ---
> drivers/net/wireless/intersil/p54/p54spi.c | 3 ++-
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/p54/p54spi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/p54/p54spi.c
> index f99b7ba69fc3..19152fd449ba 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/p54/p54spi.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/p54/p54spi.c
> @@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ static int p54spi_request_firmware(struct ieee80211_hw *dev)
>
> ret = p54_parse_firmware(dev, priv->firmware);
> if (ret) {
> - release_firmware(priv->firmware);
> + /* the firmware is released by the caller */
> return ret;
> }
>
> @@ -659,6 +659,7 @@ static int p54spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
> return 0;
>
> err_free_common:
> + release_firmware(priv->firmware);
> free_irq(gpio_to_irq(p54spi_gpio_irq), spi);
> err_free_gpio_irq:
> gpio_free(p54spi_gpio_irq);
> --
> 2.34.1
>