Re: [PATCH] powermac: Call of_node_put(bk_node) only once in pmac_has_backlight_type()
From: Dan Carpenter <hidden>
Date: 2024-10-03 05:56:49
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From: Dan Carpenter <hidden>
Date: 2024-10-03 05:56:49
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First of all, the change is wrong. We can't dereference "prop" after calling of_node_put(). You have to be a bit extra careful reviewing Markus's patches because a lot of the rest of us have blocked these messages so you're on your own in that way. On Wed, Oct 02, 2024 at 10:43:46PM +0200, Christophe Leroy wrote:
Le 02/10/2024 à 22:02, Markus Elfring a écrit :quoted
From: Markus Elfring <redacted> Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2024 21:50:27 +0200 An of_node_put(bk_node) call was immediately used after a pointer check for an of_get_property() call in this function implementation. Thus call such a function only once instead directly before the check.It seems pointless to perform a put immediately after a get. Shouldn't of_find_property() be used instead ? And then of_property_read_string() would probably be better. Maybe you can even use of_property_match_string().
The of_get_property() function doesn't do a get as in get/put, it just finds the property and returns it. It doesn't bump the reference count. It's a confusing name in that way. The The of_node_put() pairs with of_find_node_by_name(). regards, dan carpenter