So I couldn't help having yet another look at the code, just to drive
home my point.
On Thu, 2015-06-11 at 10:55 +0200, Paul Bolle wrote:
> > +void *fm_drv_init(void)
>
> static.
>
> > +{
> > + memset(&fm_drvs, 0, sizeof(fm_drvs));
fm_drvs is an external variable. It is guaranteed to be zero, isn't it?
> > + mutex_init(&fm_drv_mutex);
> > +
> > + /* Register to the DTB for basic FM API */
> > + platform_driver_register(&fm_driver);
> > +
> > + return &fm_drvs;
You're returning a pointer to external variable. How's that useful?
And note this is the last time we'll ever see fm_drvs. So I think that
all this variable does for the code is getting initialized to zero,
twice.
> > +}
> > +
> > +int fm_drv_free(void *p_fm_drv)
>
> static.
>
> > +{
> > + platform_driver_unregister(&fm_driver);
> > + mutex_destroy(&fm_drv_mutex);
> > +
> > + return 0;
This function has one caller, which doesn't check the return value. So
this should be a function returning void. Of course, a wrapper of two
lines called only once means you should actually not put this into a
separate function.
> > +}
> > +static void *p_fm_drv;
>
> > +static int __init __cold fm_load(void)
> > +{
> > + p_fm_drv = fm_drv_init();
> > + if (!p_fm_drv) {
fm_drv_init() returns a pointer to an external variable. So how can this
happen?
> > + pr_err("Failed to init FM wrapper!\n");
> > + return -ENODEV;
> > + }
> > +
> > + pr_info("Freescale FM module\n");
> > + return 0;
> > +}
This is all rather basic. It must be, otherwise I wouldn't spot it.
So I keep spotting these basic oddities, with every cup of coffee I
treat myself to while reading through this, wherever I look. By now I'm
sure there's no need for the netdev people to look at this, not yet.
Paul Bolle
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