linux-kernel - [PATCH v5 12/15] staging: gpib: lpvo_usb: Return error value from gpib_register

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Message-Id: <20241228060800.107653-13-niharchaithanya@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 11:38:00 +0530
From: Nihar Chaithanya <niharchaithanya@...il.com>
To: dpenkler@...il.com,
	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Cc: dan.carpenter@...aro.org,
	skhan@...uxfoundation.org,
	linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Nihar Chaithanya <niharchaithanya@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH v5 12/15] staging: gpib: lpvo_usb: Return error value from gpib_register_driver()

The function gpib_register_driver() can fail and does not return an
error value if it fails.

Return the error value if gpib_register_driver() fails.

Signed-off-by: Nihar Chaithanya <niharchaithanya@...il.com>
---
 drivers/staging/gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib.c | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib.c b/drivers/staging/gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib.c
index 796c3a5be545..839e89615214 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib.c
@@ -1181,7 +1181,11 @@ static int usb_gpib_init_module(struct usb_interface *interface)
 		return rv;
 
 	if (!assigned_usb_minors) {
-		gpib_register_driver(&usb_gpib_interface, THIS_MODULE);
+		rv = gpib_register_driver(&usb_gpib_interface, THIS_MODULE);
+		if (rv) {
+			pr_err("lpvo_usb_gpib: gpib_register_driver failed\n");
+			goto exit;
+		}
 	} else {
 		/* check if minor is already registered - maybe useless, but if
 		 *  it happens the code is inconsistent somewhere
-- 
2.34.1