On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 12:48:43PM +0100, Philipp Hahn wrote:
> Prefer using IS_ERR_OR_NULL() over using IS_ERR() and a manual NULL
> check.
> 
> Change generated with coccinelle.
> 
> To: Luis Chamberlain <[email protected]>
> To: Petr Pavlu <[email protected]>
> To: Daniel Gomez <[email protected]>
> To: Sami Tolvanen <[email protected]>
> To: Aaron Tomlin <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]
> Signed-off-by: Philipp Hahn <[email protected]>
> ---
>  kernel/module/main.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/module/main.c b/kernel/module/main.c
> index 
> c3ce106c70af165e2dc1a3c79f5a074a5c3e3d34..7f62f0620dcd75960e431f7af3d1cadf4cc41e4b
>  100644
> --- a/kernel/module/main.c
> +++ b/kernel/module/main.c
> @@ -1551,7 +1551,7 @@ static int simplify_symbols(struct module *mod, const 
> struct load_info *info)
>               case SHN_UNDEF:
>                       ksym = resolve_symbol_wait(mod, info, name);
>                       /* Ok if resolved.  */
> -                     if (ksym && !IS_ERR(ksym)) {
> +                     if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ksym)) {
>                               sym[i].st_value = kernel_symbol_value(ksym);
>                               break;
>                       }
> 
> -- 
> 2.43.0
> 

Hi Philipp,

Thank you.

Have you considered other users of IS_ERR() in kernel/module/main.c too?

Perhaps it might be best to prepare a clean up for each applicable
subsystem in isolation.


Kind regards,
-- 
Aaron Tomlin

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