RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net v1] i40e:Fix an NULL vs IS_ERR() bug for debugfs_create_dir()

From: Pucha, HimasekharX Reddy
Date: Tue Jul 18 2023 - 01:27:07 EST


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan <intel-wired-lan-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Wang Ming
> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2023 7:13 AM
> To: Brandeburg, Jesse <jesse.brandeburg@xxxxxxxxx>; Nguyen, Anthony L <anthony.l.nguyen@xxxxxxxxx>; David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Eric Dumazet <edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx>; Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>; Paolo Abeni <pabeni@xxxxxxxxxx>; Shannon Nelson <shannon.nelson@xxxxxxxxx>; Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@xxxxxxxxx>; intel-wired-lan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Wang Ming <machel@xxxxxxxx>; opensource.kernel@xxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net v1] i40e:Fix an NULL vs IS_ERR() bug for debugfs_create_dir()
>
> The debugfs_create_dir() function returns error pointers.
> It never returns NULL. Most incorrect error checks were fixed, but the one in i40e_dbg_init() was forgotten.
>
> Fix the remaining error check.
>
> Signed-off-by: Wang Ming <machel@xxxxxxxx>
>
> Fixes: 02e9c290814c ("i40e: debugfs interface")
> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>

Tested-by: Pucha Himasekhar Reddy <himasekharx.reddy.pucha@xxxxxxxxx> (A Contingent worker at Intel)