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

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Message-ID: <CACRpkdbjMLiJtxUpuSuvOBKD-rbybF8baJUBjvP6Hv5baeWY7w@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 14 Jun 2018 16:27:25 +0200
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Zhouyang Jia <jiazhouyang09@...il.com>
Cc:     "open list:GPIO SUBSYSTEM" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gpio: max732x: add error handling for i2c_new_dummy

On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 5:28 AM, Zhouyang Jia <jiazhouyang09@...il.com> wrote:

> When i2c_new_dummy fails, the lack of error-handling code may
> cause unexpected results.
>
> This patch adds error-handling code after calling i2c_new_dummy.
>
> Signed-off-by: Zhouyang Jia <jiazhouyang09@...il.com>

Patch applied for non-critical fixes.

Yours,
Linus Walleij