linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drivers:Modify the return value to void

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Date:   Thu, 12 May 2022 11:58:08 +0200
From:   Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.com>
To:     Zhou jie <zhoujie@...china.com>, Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:     linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers:Modify the return value to void



On 12.05.22 11:32, Zhou jie wrote:
> drivers:Modify the return value to void

Hi,

technically the patch is obviously correct. Yet, it is not a good idea.
write_mos_reg() can fail and hiding errors is not a good strategy.
You'd better propagate the error.

    Regards
        Oliver