linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] gpio: max732x: add error handling for i2c_new

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Message-ID: <CAHp75Vet9dzrJE0nzTe2HRy50UCsaSyNJueiFVrNfgtr4wmhzQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 12 Jun 2018 11:32:13 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Zhouyang Jia <jiazhouyang09@...il.com>
Cc:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        "open list:GPIO SUBSYSTEM" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gpio: max732x: add error handling for i2c_new_dummy

On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 6:28 AM, Zhouyang Jia <jiazhouyang09@...il.com> wrote:
> When i2c_new_dummy fails, the lack of error-handling code may
> cause unexpected results.

What results?
Where is the analisys?

Would driver work w/o these dummy devices?

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko