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SubjectRe: [PATCH 02/12] usb: typec: Start using ERR_PTR
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Hi,

On 16-02-18 12:07, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 12:47 PM, Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> wrote:
>> From: Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com>
>>
>> In order to allow the USB Type-C Class driver take care of
>> things like muxes and other possible dependencies for the
>> port drivers, returning ERR_PTR instead of NULL from the
>> registration functions in case of failure.
>>
>> The reason for taking over control of the muxes for example
>> is because handling them in the port drivers would be just
>> boilerplate.
>
>> void typec_unregister_altmode(struct typec_altmode *alt)
>> {
>> - if (alt)
>> - device_unregister(&alt->dev);
>> + device_unregister(&alt->dev);
>> }
>
> But it's a pattern to guarantee that unregister type of functions are
> NULL (or ERR_PTR) aware.

Agreed this needs an if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL()), will fix for v2.

Regards,

Hans

>
>
>> void typec_unregister_partner(struct typec_partner *partner)
>> {
>> - if (partner)
>> - device_unregister(&partner->dev);
>> + device_unregister(&partner->dev);
>> }
>
> Ditto.
>

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