Re: [PATCH net v1] net:wireless:Fix an NULL vs IS_ERR() bug for debugfs_create_dir()

From: Jeff Johnson
Date: Thu Jul 13 2023 - 12:00:48 EST


correct subject prefix is "wifi: ath9k: "

On 7/12/2023 8:03 PM, Wang Ming wrote:
The debugfs_create_dir() function returns error pointers,
it never returns NULL. Most incorrect error checks were fixed,
but the one in ath9k_htc_init_debug() was forgotten.

Fix the remaining error check.

Signed-off-by: Wang Ming <machel@xxxxxxxx>

Fixes: e5facc75fa91 ("ath9k_htc: Cleanup HTC debugfs")
---
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_debug.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_debug.c
index b3ed65e5c4da..c55aab01fff5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_debug.c
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ int ath9k_htc_init_debug(struct ath_hw *ah)
priv->debug.debugfs_phy = debugfs_create_dir(KBUILD_MODNAME,
priv->hw->wiphy->debugfsdir);
- if (!priv->debug.debugfs_phy)
+ if (IS_ERR(priv->debug.debugfs_phy))
return -ENOMEM;
ath9k_cmn_spectral_init_debug(&priv->spec_priv, priv->debug.debugfs_phy);