Re: [PATCH 4/5] alienware-wmi: Fix module init error handling

[Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@amd.com>]

On 11/18/2024 22:35, Kurt Borja wrote:
> Propagate led_classdev_register return value in case of error.
> Call led_classdev_unregister in case sysfs_create_group fails.
> 
> If alienware_zone_init fails, alienware_zone_exit should not be called
> because the latter unregisters/removes the led class and the sysfs
> group, which may not be registered/created if the former failed
> prematurely.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kurt Borja <kuurtb@gmail.com>
> ---
>   drivers/platform/x86/dell/alienware-wmi.c | 16 +++++++++++++---
>   1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/alienware-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/alienware-wmi.c
> index 980ffc545093..44f1f7b57d0a 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/alienware-wmi.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/alienware-wmi.c
> @@ -628,6 +628,7 @@ static int alienware_zone_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
>   	char *name;
>   	struct device_attribute *zone_dev_attrs;
>   	struct attribute **zone_attrs;
> +	int ret;
>   
>   	if (interface == WMAX) {
>   		lighting_control_state = WMAX_RUNNING;
> @@ -675,9 +676,19 @@ static int alienware_zone_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
>   	zone_attrs[quirks->num_zones] = &dev_attr_lighting_control_state.attr;
>   	zone_attribute_group.attrs = zone_attrs;
>   
> -	led_classdev_register(&pdev->dev, &global_led);
> +	ret = led_classdev_register(&pdev->dev, &global_led);

How about switching to the devm version of led_classdev_register instead 
so you can keep a simpler cleanup?

> +	if (ret < 0)
> +		return ret;
> +
> +	ret = sysfs_create_group(&pdev->dev.kobj, &zone_attribute_group);
> +	if (ret < 0)
> +		goto fail_prep_zone_group;
> +
> +	return 0;
>   
> -	return sysfs_create_group(&pdev->dev.kobj, &zone_attribute_group);
> +fail_prep_zone_group:
> +	led_classdev_unregister(&global_led);
> +	return ret;
>   }
>   
>   static void alienware_zone_exit(struct platform_device *dev)
> @@ -1223,7 +1234,6 @@ static int __init alienware_wmi_init(void)
>   	return 0;
>   
>   fail_prep_zones:
> -	alienware_zone_exit(platform_device);
>   	remove_thermal_profile();
>   fail_prep_thermal_profile:
>   fail_prep_deepsleep: