FAILED: patch "[PATCH] platform/x86: int3472: Fix uninitialised variable warning" failed to apply to 6.12-stable tree

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] platform/x86: int3472: Fix uninitialised variable warning" failed to apply to 6.12-stable tree

[Sasha Levin]

The patch below does not apply to the 6.12-stable tree.
If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm
tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit
id to <stable@vger.kernel.org>.

To reproduce the conflict and resubmit, you may use the following commands:

git fetch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ linux-6.12.y
git checkout FETCH_HEAD
git cherry-pick -x 70e6384fe0f4cf9768944f81924f6c1478b0ce43
# <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.>
git commit -s
git send-email --to '<stable@vger.kernel.org>' --in-reply-to '20261107051633-failed-6.12-70e6384fe0f4@kernel.org' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 6.12.y' 'HEAD^..'

Thanks,
Sasha

------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------

From 70e6384fe0f4cf9768944f81924f6c1478b0ce43 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@linux.intel.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:19:01 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] platform/x86: int3472: Fix uninitialised variable warning
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Fix a compiler warning about an uninitialised err_msg variable by printing
the error where it is handled:

drivers/platform/x86/intel/int3472/discrete.c:440:24: warning: ‘err_msg’ may be used uninitialized [-Wmaybe-uninitialized]
  440 |                 return dev_err_probe(int3472->dev, ret, err_msg);

Fixes: 5de691bffe57 ("platform/x86: Add intel_skl_int3472 driver")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@linux.intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@chromium.org>
Acked-by: Rafael J. Wysocki (Intel) <rafael@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Daniel Scally <dan.scally@ideasonboard.com>
---
 drivers/platform/x86/intel/int3472/discrete.c | 25 +++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/int3472/discrete.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/int3472/discrete.c
index 6c729fcfce5db..9cd4f78875abf 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/int3472/discrete.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/int3472/discrete.c
@@ -329,7 +329,6 @@ static int skl_int3472_handle_gpio_resources(struct acpi_resource *ares,
 	unsigned long gpio_flags;
 	union acpi_object *obj;
 	struct gpio_desc *gpio;
-	const char *err_msg;
 	const char *con_id;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -375,7 +374,8 @@ static int skl_int3472_handle_gpio_resources(struct acpi_resource *ares,
 	case INT3472_GPIO_TYPE_HOTPLUG_DETECT:
 		ret = skl_int3472_map_gpio_to_sensor(int3472, agpio, con_id, gpio_flags);
 		if (ret)
-			err_msg = "Failed to map GPIO pin to sensor\n";
+			dev_err_probe(int3472->dev, ret,
+				      "Failed to map GPIO pin to sensor\n");
 
 		break;
 	case INT3472_GPIO_TYPE_CLK_ENABLE:
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ static int skl_int3472_handle_gpio_resources(struct acpi_resource *ares,
 		gpio = skl_int3472_gpiod_get_from_temp_lookup(int3472, agpio, con_id, gpio_flags);
 		if (IS_ERR(gpio)) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(gpio);
-			err_msg = "Failed to get GPIO\n";
+			dev_err_probe(int3472->dev, ret, "Failed to get GPIO\n");
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -395,14 +395,16 @@ static int skl_int3472_handle_gpio_resources(struct acpi_resource *ares,
 		case INT3472_GPIO_TYPE_CLK_ENABLE:
 			ret = skl_int3472_register_gpio_clock(int3472, gpio);
 			if (ret)
-				err_msg = "Failed to register clock\n";
+				dev_err_probe(int3472->dev, ret,
+					      "Failed to register clock\n");
 
 			break;
 		case INT3472_GPIO_TYPE_PRIVACY_LED:
 		case INT3472_GPIO_TYPE_STROBE:
 			ret = skl_int3472_register_led(int3472, gpio, con_id);
 			if (ret)
-				err_msg = "Failed to register LED\n";
+				dev_err_probe(int3472->dev, ret,
+					      "Failed to register LED\n");
 
 			break;
 		case INT3472_GPIO_TYPE_POWER_ENABLE:
@@ -413,7 +415,8 @@ static int skl_int3472_handle_gpio_resources(struct acpi_resource *ares,
 			ret = skl_int3472_register_regulator(int3472, gpio, enable_time_us,
 							     con_id, second_sensor);
 			if (ret)
-				err_msg = "Failed to register regulator\n";
+				dev_err_probe(int3472->dev, ret,
+					      "Failed to register regulator\n");
 
 			break;
 		default: /* Never reached */
@@ -436,11 +439,11 @@ static int skl_int3472_handle_gpio_resources(struct acpi_resource *ares,
 	int3472->ngpios++;
 	ACPI_FREE(obj);
 
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return dev_err_probe(int3472->dev, ret, err_msg);
-
-	/* Tell acpi_dev_get_resources() to not make a copy of the resource */
-	return 1;
+	/*
+	 * Either return an error or tell acpi_dev_get_resources() to not make a
+	 * copy of the resource.
+	 */
+	return ret < 0 ? ret : 1;
 }
 
 int int3472_discrete_parse_crs(struct int3472_discrete_device *int3472)
-- 
2.53.0

[PATCH 6.12.y] platform/x86: int3472: Fix uninitialised variable warning

[Sasha Levin]

From: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@linux.intel.com>

[ Upstream commit 70e6384fe0f4cf9768944f81924f6c1478b0ce43 ]

Fix a compiler warning about an uninitialised err_msg variable by printing
the error where it is handled:

drivers/platform/x86/intel/int3472/discrete.c:440:24: warning: ‘err_msg’ may be used uninitialized [-Wmaybe-uninitialized]
  440 |                 return dev_err_probe(int3472->dev, ret, err_msg);

Fixes: 5de691bffe57 ("platform/x86: Add intel_skl_int3472 driver")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@linux.intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@chromium.org>
Acked-by: Rafael J. Wysocki (Intel) <rafael@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Daniel Scally <dan.scally@ideasonboard.com>
[ sashal: retained return ret instead of upstream’s return 1 to preserve existing callback success behavior ]
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
 drivers/platform/x86/intel/int3472/discrete.c | 18 +++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/int3472/discrete.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/int3472/discrete.c
index 9e69ac9cfb92c..06191446e38b1 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/int3472/discrete.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/int3472/discrete.c
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ static int skl_int3472_handle_gpio_resources(struct acpi_resource *ares,
 	u8 active_value, pin, type;
 	union acpi_object *obj;
 	struct gpio_desc *gpio;
-	const char *err_msg;
 	const char *func;
 	unsigned long gpio_flags;
 	int ret;
@@ -283,7 +282,8 @@ static int skl_int3472_handle_gpio_resources(struct acpi_resource *ares,
 	case INT3472_GPIO_TYPE_POWERDOWN:
 		ret = skl_int3472_map_gpio_to_sensor(int3472, agpio, func, gpio_flags);
 		if (ret)
-			err_msg = "Failed to map GPIO pin to sensor\n";
+			dev_err_probe(int3472->dev, ret,
+				      "Failed to map GPIO pin to sensor\n");
 
 		break;
 	case INT3472_GPIO_TYPE_CLK_ENABLE:
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ static int skl_int3472_handle_gpio_resources(struct acpi_resource *ares,
 		gpio = skl_int3472_gpiod_get_from_temp_lookup(int3472, agpio, func, gpio_flags);
 		if (IS_ERR(gpio)) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(gpio);
-			err_msg = "Failed to get GPIO\n";
+			dev_err_probe(int3472->dev, ret, "Failed to get GPIO\n");
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -300,19 +300,22 @@ static int skl_int3472_handle_gpio_resources(struct acpi_resource *ares,
 		case INT3472_GPIO_TYPE_CLK_ENABLE:
 			ret = skl_int3472_register_gpio_clock(int3472, gpio);
 			if (ret)
-				err_msg = "Failed to register clock\n";
+				dev_err_probe(int3472->dev, ret,
+					      "Failed to register clock\n");
 
 			break;
 		case INT3472_GPIO_TYPE_PRIVACY_LED:
 			ret = skl_int3472_register_pled(int3472, gpio);
 			if (ret)
-				err_msg = "Failed to register LED\n";
+				dev_err_probe(int3472->dev, ret,
+					      "Failed to register LED\n");
 
 			break;
 		case INT3472_GPIO_TYPE_POWER_ENABLE:
 			ret = skl_int3472_register_regulator(int3472, gpio);
 			if (ret)
-				err_msg = "Failed to map regulator to sensor\n";
+				dev_err_probe(int3472->dev, ret,
+					      "Failed to map regulator to sensor\n");
 
 			break;
 		default: /* Never reached */
@@ -331,9 +334,6 @@ static int skl_int3472_handle_gpio_resources(struct acpi_resource *ares,
 	int3472->ngpios++;
 	ACPI_FREE(obj);
 
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return dev_err_probe(int3472->dev, ret, err_msg);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
-- 
2.53.0