Subject: Re: [PATCH] pcnet32: VLB support fixes

From: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:46:25 +0200

On Thursday 30 July 2009 23:32:19 Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> > From: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <[email-masked]>
> > Subject: [PATCH] pcnet32: VLB support fixes
> > 
> > VLB support has been broken since at least 2004-2005 period as some
> > changes introduced back then assumed that ->pci_dev is always valid,
> > lets try to fix it:
> > 
> > - remove duplicated SET_NETDEV_DEV() call
> > 
> > - call SET_NETDEV_DEV() only for PCI devices
> > 
> > - check for ->pci_dev validity in pcnet32_open()
> > 
> > [ Alternatively we may consider removing VLB support but there would not
> >   be much gain in it since an extra driver code needed for VLB support is
> >   minimal and quite simple. ]
> > 
> > This takes care of the following entry from Dan's list:
> > 
> > drivers/net/pcnet32.c +1889 pcnet32_probe1(298) warning: variable derefenced before check 'pdev'
> > 
> > Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <[email-masked]>
> > Cc: [email-masked]
> > Cc: [email-masked]
> > Cc: Julia Lawall <[email-masked]>
> > Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <[email-masked]>
> > ---
> > PS I still keep the original cc: list from the smatch thread -- please let
> > me know if you don't want to be spammed.. ;-)
> > 
> >  drivers/net/pcnet32.c |   12 +++++++-----
> >  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> ACK -- the patch is correct AFAICS -- but would it not be better to have 
> a struct device for the VLB device?

Sure, such addition would be needed for sysfs support on VLB devices..

> We have capability to create struct device for isa and eisa, so VLB is 
> quite doable.
> 
> 	Jeff, who converted old-ISDN ISA+EISA+PCI drivers to
> 	      hotplug model, once upon a time

..and it seems that you've the needed experience! :)