[PATCH 16/18] leds: tca6507: switch to device_for_each_child_node_scoped()

Andy Shevchenko andy.shevchenko at gmail.com
Sat Nov 23 11:40:05 PST 2024


Fri, Sep 27, 2024 at 01:21:07AM +0200, Javier Carrasco kirjoitti:
> Switch to device_for_each_child_node_scoped() to simplify the code by
> removing the need for calls to fwnode_handle_put() in the error path.
> 
> This also prevents possible memory leaks if new error paths are added
> without the required call to fwnode_handle_put().

...

>  		ret = fwnode_property_read_u32(child, "reg", &reg);
> -		if (ret || reg >= NUM_LEDS) {
> -			fwnode_handle_put(child);
> +		if (ret || reg >= NUM_LEDS)
>  			return ERR_PTR(ret ? : -EINVAL);
> -		}

It's now two nested conditionals instead of two independent ones:

		if (ret)
			return ERR_PTR(ret);
		if (reg >= NUM_LEDS)
			return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);

I believe my wariant is much better to read, understand, and maintain.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko





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