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crypto: Use ERR_CAST

Use ERR_CAST(x) rather than ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(x)).  The former makes more
clear what is the purpose of the operation, which otherwise looks like a
no-op.

The semantic patch that makes this change is as follows:
(http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/)

// <smpl>
@@
type T;
T x;
identifier f;
@@

T f (...) { <+...
- ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(x))
+ x
 ...+> }

@@
expression x;
@@

- ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(x))
+ ERR_CAST(x)
// </smpl>

Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <julia@diku.dk>
Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
Julia Lawall 15 years ago
parent
commit
8db050786a
3 changed files with 3 additions and 3 deletions
  1. 1 1
      crypto/authenc.c
  2. 1 1
      crypto/ctr.c
  3. 1 1
      crypto/xts.c

+ 1 - 1
crypto/authenc.c

@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ static struct crypto_instance *crypto_authenc_alloc(struct rtattr **tb)
 	auth = ahash_attr_alg(tb[1], CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_HASH,
 			       CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_AHASH_MASK);
 	if (IS_ERR(auth))
-		return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(auth));
+		return ERR_CAST(auth);
 
 	auth_base = &auth->base;
 

+ 1 - 1
crypto/ctr.c

@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static struct crypto_instance *crypto_ctr_alloc(struct rtattr **tb)
 	alg = crypto_attr_alg(tb[1], CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_CIPHER,
 				  CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK);
 	if (IS_ERR(alg))
-		return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(alg));
+		return ERR_CAST(alg);
 
 	/* Block size must be >= 4 bytes. */
 	err = -EINVAL;

+ 1 - 1
crypto/xts.c

@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static struct crypto_instance *alloc(struct rtattr **tb)
 	alg = crypto_get_attr_alg(tb, CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_CIPHER,
 				  CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK);
 	if (IS_ERR(alg))
-		return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(alg));
+		return ERR_CAST(alg);
 
 	inst = crypto_alloc_instance("xts", alg);
 	if (IS_ERR(inst))