linux-kernel - [PATCH] regulator: Return an error from stubbed regulator_get

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Date:	Fri, 24 Oct 2014 21:58:15 +0100
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:	Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] regulator: Return an error from stubbed regulator_get_exclusive()

The user hasn't got a regulator and shouldn't be mislead into thinking
they have one; really we should probably remove this stub entirely (and
may well before the next merge window).

Signed-off-by: Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
---
 include/linux/regulator/consumer.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/regulator/consumer.h b/include/linux/regulator/consumer.h
index f540b14..3c4fad5 100644
--- a/include/linux/regulator/consumer.h
+++ b/include/linux/regulator/consumer.h
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ devm_regulator_get(struct device *dev, const char *id)
 static inline struct regulator *__must_check
 regulator_get_exclusive(struct device *dev, const char *id)
 {
-	return NULL;
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 }
 
 static inline struct regulator *__must_check
-- 
2.1.1

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