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-rw-r--r--drivers/fpga/fpga-mgr.c12
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/fpga-mgr.c b/drivers/fpga/fpga-mgr.c
index 68d7b41159cb..a24f5cb877e0 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/fpga-mgr.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/fpga-mgr.c
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ static struct class *fpga_mgr_class;
*
* Step the low level fpga manager through the device-specific steps of getting
* an FPGA ready to be configured, writing the image to it, then doing whatever
- * post-configuration steps necessary.
+ * post-configuration steps necessary. This code assumes the caller got the
+ * mgr pointer from of_fpga_mgr_get() and checked that it is not an error code.
*
* Return: 0 on success, negative error code otherwise.
*/
@@ -48,9 +49,6 @@ int fpga_mgr_buf_load(struct fpga_manager *mgr, u32 flags, const char *buf,
struct device *dev = &mgr->dev;
int ret;
- if (!mgr)
- return -ENODEV;
-
/*
* Call the low level driver's write_init function. This will do the
* device-specific things to get the FPGA into the state where it is
@@ -100,7 +98,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fpga_mgr_buf_load);
*
* Request an FPGA image using the firmware class, then write out to the FPGA.
* Update the state before each step to provide info on what step failed if
- * there is a failure.
+ * there is a failure. This code assumes the caller got the mgr pointer
+ * from of_fpga_mgr_get() and checked that it is not an error code.
*
* Return: 0 on success, negative error code otherwise.
*/
@@ -111,9 +110,6 @@ int fpga_mgr_firmware_load(struct fpga_manager *mgr, u32 flags,
const struct firmware *fw;
int ret;
- if (!mgr)
- return -ENODEV;
-
dev_info(dev, "writing %s to %s\n", image_name, mgr->name);
mgr->state = FPGA_MGR_STATE_FIRMWARE_REQ;