[PATCH] memory: atmel-sdramc: check of_device_get_match_data() return value
Alexandre Belloni
alexandre.belloni at bootlin.com
Wed Apr 7 17:19:44 BST 2021
Hi,
On 07/04/2021 17:44:47+0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> If the driver is probed, the of_device_get_match_data() should not
> return NULL, however for sanity check its return value.
>
As you say, there is no way this will ever be the case, I don't see the
point of checking the return value, this adds 12 bytes for nothing...
Maybe coverity should be fixed as there are many drivers making the same
(true) assumption and I don't think this is worth the churn.
> Addresses-Coverity: Dereference null return value
> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski at canonical.com>
> ---
> drivers/memory/atmel-sdramc.c | 2 ++
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/memory/atmel-sdramc.c b/drivers/memory/atmel-sdramc.c
> index 9c49d00c2a96..e09b2617f63d 100644
> --- a/drivers/memory/atmel-sdramc.c
> +++ b/drivers/memory/atmel-sdramc.c
> @@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ static int atmel_ramc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> struct clk *clk;
>
> caps = of_device_get_match_data(&pdev->dev);
> + if (!caps)
> + return -EINVAL;
>
> if (caps->has_ddrck) {
> clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "ddrck");
> --
> 2.25.1
>
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