Feature #2751
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108: Driver callback functions should always return non positive values
Added by Evgeny Novikov over 12 years ago.
Updated about 12 years ago.
Description
I guess that this isn't absolute truth indeed... But it seems, that at least some classes of callbacks, for instance, opens, should do.
This issue belongs to specific:check_ret_val class. Model 108_1a will be devoted for it.
Commit 4234c4e of our master branch makes a first step in this direction, it verifies that slip_open function from drivers/net/slip.c doesn't return positive integer number. This allows to check 1b0b0ac commit of linux-stable branch. But still much work is required for the given issue.
- Subject changed from Driver callback functions should always return non positive values to 108: Driver callback functions should always return non positive values
- Priority changed from High to Normal
Reduce priority until we'll decide that it's high actually.
- Assignee changed from Evgeny Novikov to Mikhail Mandrykin
I guess that this is one of promising rules, so Mikhail may investigate it at least.
Note about idea initially appeared for rule 119_1 (134_1? Issue #3313). There probe() function should be verified to return error code in case some critical function call (e.g. driver registration function call, driver structure allocation and /or initialization etc.) inside it fails. I.e. probe() should propagate error codes returned by such functions or at least not return success in such cases.
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