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crypto: document correct return value for request allocation

Message ID 1459612496-5094-1-git-send-email-ebiggers3@gmail.com (mailing list archive)
State Accepted
Delegated to: Herbert Xu
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Eric Biggers April 2, 2016, 3:54 p.m. UTC 
Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers3@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/DocBook/crypto-API.tmpl | 6 +++---
 include/crypto/aead.h                 | 3 +--
 include/crypto/hash.h                 | 3 +--
 include/crypto/skcipher.h             | 3 +--
 include/linux/crypto.h                | 3 +--
 5 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

Comments

Corentin Labbe April 4, 2016, 7:27 a.m. UTC | #1 
On Sat, Apr 02, 2016 at 10:54:56AM -0500, Eric Biggers wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers3@gmail.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/DocBook/crypto-API.tmpl | 6 +++---
>  include/crypto/aead.h                 | 3 +--
>  include/crypto/hash.h                 | 3 +--
>  include/crypto/skcipher.h             | 3 +--
>  include/linux/crypto.h                | 3 +--
>  5 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/crypto-API.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/crypto-API.tmpl
> index 348619f..d55dc5a 100644
> --- a/Documentation/DocBook/crypto-API.tmpl
> +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/crypto-API.tmpl
> @@ -1936,9 +1936,9 @@ static int test_skcipher(void)
>  	}
>  
>  	req = skcipher_request_alloc(skcipher, GFP_KERNEL);
> -	if (IS_ERR(req)) {
> -		pr_info("could not allocate request queue\n");
> -		ret = PTR_ERR(req);
> +	if (!req) {
> +		pr_info("could not allocate skcipher request\n");
> +		ret = -ENOMEM;
>  		goto out;
>  	}

Hello

I think pr_err is better than pr_info.

Regards

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Herbert Xu April 15, 2016, 2:37 p.m. UTC | #2 
On Sat, Apr 02, 2016 at 10:54:56AM -0500, Eric Biggers wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers3@gmail.com>

Applied.
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diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/crypto-API.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/crypto-API.tmpl
index 348619f..d55dc5a 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/crypto-API.tmpl
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/crypto-API.tmpl
@@ -1936,9 +1936,9 @@  static int test_skcipher(void)
 	}
 
 	req = skcipher_request_alloc(skcipher, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (IS_ERR(req)) {
-		pr_info("could not allocate request queue\n");
-		ret = PTR_ERR(req);
+	if (!req) {
+		pr_info("could not allocate skcipher request\n");
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/crypto/aead.h b/include/crypto/aead.h
index 957bb87..75174f8 100644
--- a/include/crypto/aead.h
+++ b/include/crypto/aead.h
@@ -405,8 +405,7 @@  static inline void aead_request_set_tfm(struct aead_request *req,
  * encrypt and decrypt API calls. During the allocation, the provided aead
  * handle is registered in the request data structure.
  *
- * Return: allocated request handle in case of success; IS_ERR() is true in case
- *	   of an error, PTR_ERR() returns the error code.
+ * Return: allocated request handle in case of success, or NULL if out of memory
  */
 static inline struct aead_request *aead_request_alloc(struct crypto_aead *tfm,
 						      gfp_t gfp)
diff --git a/include/crypto/hash.h b/include/crypto/hash.h
index 1969f14..2660588 100644
--- a/include/crypto/hash.h
+++ b/include/crypto/hash.h
@@ -547,8 +547,7 @@  static inline void ahash_request_set_tfm(struct ahash_request *req,
  * the allocation, the provided ahash handle
  * is registered in the request data structure.
  *
- * Return: allocated request handle in case of success; IS_ERR() is true in case
- *	   of an error, PTR_ERR() returns the error code.
+ * Return: allocated request handle in case of success, or NULL if out of memory
  */
 static inline struct ahash_request *ahash_request_alloc(
 	struct crypto_ahash *tfm, gfp_t gfp)
diff --git a/include/crypto/skcipher.h b/include/crypto/skcipher.h
index 905490c..0f987f5 100644
--- a/include/crypto/skcipher.h
+++ b/include/crypto/skcipher.h
@@ -425,8 +425,7 @@  static inline struct skcipher_request *skcipher_request_cast(
  * encrypt and decrypt API calls. During the allocation, the provided skcipher
  * handle is registered in the request data structure.
  *
- * Return: allocated request handle in case of success; IS_ERR() is true in case
- *	   of an error, PTR_ERR() returns the error code.
+ * Return: allocated request handle in case of success, or NULL if out of memory
  */
 static inline struct skcipher_request *skcipher_request_alloc(
 	struct crypto_skcipher *tfm, gfp_t gfp)
diff --git a/include/linux/crypto.h b/include/linux/crypto.h
index 99c9489..6e28c89 100644
--- a/include/linux/crypto.h
+++ b/include/linux/crypto.h
@@ -948,8 +948,7 @@  static inline struct ablkcipher_request *ablkcipher_request_cast(
  * encrypt and decrypt API calls. During the allocation, the provided ablkcipher
  * handle is registered in the request data structure.
  *
- * Return: allocated request handle in case of success; IS_ERR() is true in case
- *	   of an error, PTR_ERR() returns the error code.
+ * Return: allocated request handle in case of success, or NULL if out of memory
  */
 static inline struct ablkcipher_request *ablkcipher_request_alloc(
 	struct crypto_ablkcipher *tfm, gfp_t gfp)