[PATCH V3] drm_crtc: check if fb_create return NULL
Jani Nikula
jani.nikula at linux.intel.com
Thu Jan 24 01:04:40 PST 2013
On Thu, 24 Jan 2013, "Su, Xuemin" <xuemin.su at intel.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 2013-01-24 at 10:31 +0200, Jani Nikula wrote:
>> > }
>> > + /* some buggy driver may return NULL here, which may cause panic */
>> > + BUG_ON(!fb);
>>
>> I fail to see the benefit of this compared to just letting it oops...
>>
>> > or->fb_id = fb->base.id;
>>
>> ...right here.
>>
>>
> For PATCH V3, I think a BUG_ON may give the user clearer information
> about the reason of panic. Easier to debug.
Ah, sorry, never mind, I missed Daniel's comment. The benefit of the
BUG_ON() is making it clear what's expected of the drivers.
Reviewed-by: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula at intel.com>
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