linux-kernel - [PATCH v7 1/3] spi: spi-nxp-fspi: check return value of devm_mutex

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Message-Id: <20250617-must_check-devm_mutex_init-v7-1-d9e449f4d224@weissschuh.net>
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:08:12 +0200
From: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
To: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, 
 Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>, Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>, 
 Vicentiu Galanopulo <vicentiu.galanopulo@...ote-tech.co.uk>, 
 Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>, Han Xu <han.xu@....com>, 
 Haibo Chen <haibo.chen@....com>, Yogesh Gaur <yogeshgaur.83@...il.com>, 
 Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>, Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>, 
 Pavel Machek <pavel@...nel.org>, Andrew Davis <afd@...com>
Cc: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>, 
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>, 
 Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@...aro.org>, 
 linux-spi@...r.kernel.org, imx@...ts.linux.dev, linux-leds@...r.kernel.org, 
 Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
Subject: [PATCH v7 1/3] spi: spi-nxp-fspi: check return value of
 devm_mutex_init()

devm_mutex_init() can fail. With CONFIG_DEBUG_MUTEXES=y the mutex will be
marked as unusable and trigger errors on usage.

Add the missed check.

Fixes: 48900813abd2 ("spi: spi-nxp-fspi: remove the goto in probe")
Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
---
 drivers/spi/spi-nxp-fspi.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-nxp-fspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-nxp-fspi.c
index e63c77e418231cd0698ffb73eeeebfbe63cc3065..f3d5765054132cd18b7257439ece971f58e9ceb2 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-nxp-fspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-nxp-fspi.c
@@ -1273,7 +1273,9 @@ static int nxp_fspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "Failed to request irq\n");
 
-	devm_mutex_init(dev, &f->lock);
+	ret = devm_mutex_init(dev, &f->lock);
+	if (ret)
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "Failed to initialize lock\n");
 
 	ctlr->bus_num = -1;
 	ctlr->num_chipselect = NXP_FSPI_MAX_CHIPSELECT;

-- 
2.50.0