Re: [PATCH] hwmon: (xgene) fix return value in xgene_hwmon_probe()

Guenter Roeck
2021-10-23T23:47:51Z

On Fri, Oct 22, 2021 at 04:44:46PM +0800, Kai Song wrote:
> It uses IS_ERR to judge the return value of mbox_request_channel()
> and pcc_mbox_request_channel().If it is invalid, maybe we should
> use PTR_ERR to get the correct return value.
>

Only if the error reflects something else than -ENODEV, ie than
a missing device.

Guenter

> Signed-off-by: Kai Song <songkai01@inspur.com>
> ---
> drivers/hwmon/xgene-hwmon.c | 4 ++--
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/xgene-hwmon.c b/drivers/hwmon/xgene-hwmon.c
> index 382ef0395d8e..fd0847f251c0 100644
> --- a/drivers/hwmon/xgene-hwmon.c
> +++ b/drivers/hwmon/xgene-hwmon.c
> @@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ static int xgene_hwmon_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> if (IS_ERR(ctx->mbox_chan)) {
> dev_err(&pdev->dev,
> "SLIMpro mailbox channel request failed\n");
> - rc = -ENODEV;
> + rc = PTR_ERR(ctx->mbox_chan);
> goto out_mbox_free;
> }
> } else {
> @@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ static int xgene_hwmon_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> if (IS_ERR(ctx->mbox_chan)) {
> dev_err(&pdev->dev,
> "PPC channel request failed\n");
> - rc = -ENODEV;
> + rc = PTR_ERR(ctx->mbox_chan);
> goto out_mbox_free;
> }
>
> --
> 2.27.0
>