[PATCH v1 1/1] iio: Fix iio_multiply_value use in iio_read_channel_processed_scale

Svyatoslav Ryhel
2026-04-16T11:15:02Z

The function iio_multiply_value returns IIO_VAL_INT (1) on success or a
negative error number on failure, while iio_read_channel_processed_scale
should return an error code or 0. This creates a situation where the
expected result is treated as an error. Fix this by checking the
iio_multiply_value result separately, instead of passing it as a return
value.

Fixes: 05f958d003c9 ("iio: Improve iio_read_channel_processed_scale() precision")
Signed-off-by: Svyatoslav Ryhel <clamor95@gmail.com>
---
drivers/iio/inkern.c | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/iio/inkern.c b/drivers/iio/inkern.c
index 0df0ab3de270..9ce20cb05a9b 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/inkern.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/inkern.c
@@ -738,7 +738,11 @@ int iio_read_channel_processed_scale(struct iio_channel *chan, int *val,
if (ret < 0)
return ret;

- return iio_multiply_value(val, scale, ret, pval, pval2);
+ ret = iio_multiply_value(val, scale, ret, pval, pval2);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+
+ return 0;
} else {
ret = iio_channel_read(chan, val, NULL, IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW);
if (ret < 0)
--
2.51.0