[PATCH 1/5] arch/arm: Correct NULL test

[Julia Lawall]

On Sun, 27 Dec 2009, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:

> On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 10:26:54PM +0100, Julia Lawall wrote:
> > From: Julia Lawall <julia at diku.dk>
> > 
> > Test the just-allocated value for NULL rather than some other value.
> > 
> > The semantic patch that makes this change is as follows:
> > (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/)
> > 
> > // <smpl>
> > ....
> > // </smpl>
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <julia at diku.dk>
> > 
> > ---
> >  arch/arm/plat-pxa/dma.c |    2 +-
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff -u -p a/arch/arm/plat-pxa/dma.c b/arch/arm/plat-pxa/dma.c
> > --- a/arch/arm/plat-pxa/dma.c
> > +++ b/arch/arm/plat-pxa/dma.c
> > @@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ static void pxa_dma_init_debugfs(void)
> >  
> >  	dbgfs_chan = kmalloc(sizeof(*dbgfs_state) * num_dma_channels,
> >  			     GFP_KERNEL);
> > -	if (!dbgfs_state)
> > +	if (!dbgfs_chan)
> >  		goto err_alloc;
> Shouldn't the malloc line read:
> 
> 	... = kmalloc(sizeof(*dbgfs_chan) * ...)
> 	                      ^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> ?

Good point, thanks.  I will send a revised patch.

julia