linux-kernel - [PATCH] drivers: misc: ad525x_dpot: Add missing check in dpot_read

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Date:   Mon,  1 Mar 2021 20:50:57 +0800
From:   Dinghao Liu <dinghao.liu@....edu.cn>
To:     dinghao.liu@....edu.cn, kjlu@....edu
Cc:     Michael Hennerich <michael.hennerich@...log.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] drivers: misc: ad525x_dpot: Add missing check in dpot_read_spi

The use of dpot_read_r8d8() after checking dpot->uid is similar.
However, we check the return value and return an error code only
in one path, which is odd.

Signed-off-by: Dinghao Liu <dinghao.liu@....edu.cn>
---
 drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot.c b/drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot.c
index 6f164522b028..5d8f3f6a95f2 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot.c
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ static s32 dpot_read_spi(struct dpot_data *dpot, u8 reg)
 			value = dpot_read_r8d8(dpot,
 				DPOT_AD5291_READ_RDAC << 2);
 
+			if (value < 0)
+				return value;
+
 			if (dpot->uid == DPOT_UID(AD5291_ID))
 				value = value >> 2;
 
-- 
2.17.1