[PATCH v3 3/7] staging: unisys: cleanup rc -1 in create_visor_device()

Benjamin Romer benjamin.romer at unisys.com
Tue Feb 23 17:44:16 UTC 2016


Get rid of the rc = -1 initialization. Return a meaningful error on
failure in the function, or, the rc from a called function if it fails.

Signed-off-by: Benjamin Romer <benjamin.romer at unisys.com>

---

v2: Put the goto back in.
v3: sent the wrong version of the patch by mistake.
---
 drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_main.c | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_main.c b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_main.c
index 0add9ffe..f81da4d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_main.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_main.c
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visorbus_disable_channel_interrupts);
 static int
 create_visor_device(struct visor_device *dev)
 {
-	int rc = -1;
+	int rc;
 	u32 chipset_bus_no = dev->chipset_bus_no;
 	u32 chipset_dev_no = dev->chipset_dev_no;
 
@@ -995,6 +995,7 @@ create_visor_device(struct visor_device *dev)
 	if (!dev->periodic_work) {
 		POSTCODE_LINUX_3(DEVICE_CREATE_FAILURE_PC, chipset_dev_no,
 				 DIAG_SEVERITY_ERR);
+		rc = -EINVAL;
 		goto away;
 	}
 
@@ -1032,14 +1033,15 @@ create_visor_device(struct visor_device *dev)
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		POSTCODE_LINUX_3(DEVICE_REGISTER_FAILURE_PC, chipset_dev_no,
 				 DIAG_SEVERITY_ERR);
-		goto away_register;
+		goto away_unregister;
 	}
 
 	list_add_tail(&dev->list_all, &list_all_device_instances);
 	return 0;
 
-away_register:
+away_unregister:
 	device_unregister(&dev->device);
+
 away:
 	put_device(&dev->device);
 	return rc;
-- 
2.5.0



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