> On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 08:41:02AM +0000, Chew, Chiau Ee wrote: > > > > > > > > +static struct pwm_lpss_chip *pwm_lpss_probe(struct device *dev, > > > > + struct resource *r, struct pwm_lpss_boardinfo > > > > *info) > > > > { > > > > struct pwm_lpss_chip *lpwm; > > > > - struct resource *r; > > > > int ret; > > > > > > > > - lpwm = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*lpwm), GFP_KERNEL); > > > > + lpwm = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*lpwm), GFP_KERNEL); > > > > if (!lpwm) > > > > - return -ENOMEM; > > > > - > > > > - r = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0); > > > > + return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM); > > > > > > > > - lpwm->regs = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, r); > > > > + lpwm->regs = devm_ioremap_resource(dev, r); > > > > if (IS_ERR(lpwm->regs)) > > > > - return PTR_ERR(lpwm->regs); > > > > - > > > > - lpwm->clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL); > > > > - if (IS_ERR(lpwm->clk)) { > > > > - dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to get PWM clock\n"); > > > > - return PTR_ERR(lpwm->clk); > > > > + return lpwm->regs; > > > > + > > > > + if (info) { > > > > + lpwm->clk_rate = info->clk_rate; > > > > + } else { > > > > + lpwm->clk = devm_clk_get(dev, NULL); > > > > + if (IS_ERR(lpwm->clk)) { > > > > + dev_err(dev, "failed to get PWM clock\n"); > > > > + return (void *)lpwm->clk; > > > > > > Why the cast here? > > > > Alan, please do correct me if I describe wrongly on the purpose that you add > the cast here. > > > > As you can see, pwm_lpss_probe() is expected to return a pointer of type > struct pwm_lpss_chip. On the other hand, > > the return of devm_clk_get() would be a pointer of type struct clk. So > > if were to use lpwm->clk as the return value of pwm_lpss_probe() , a cast > would be needed since the pointer type is different from the expected one. The > compiler would complain on " warning: return from incompatible pointer type" > > if without the cast. > > I think you can use ERR_CAST() here.
You are right....ERR_CAST() can be used. Ok...i will clean up the patch and resend a v2 version. Thanks for the review and feedback. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/