linux-kernel - [PATCH] iio: adc: ad7606: Fix incorrect type for error return variable

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Message-ID: <20251203050844.330-1-vulab@iscas.ac.cn>
Date: Wed,  3 Dec 2025 13:08:44 +0800
From: Haotian Zhang <vulab@...as.ac.cn>
To: lars@...afoo.de,
	michael.hennerich@...log.com,
	jic23@...nel.org
Cc: dlechner@...libre.com,
	nuno.sa@...log.com,
	andy@...nel.org,
	linux-iio@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Haotian Zhang <vulab@...as.ac.cn>
Subject: [PATCH] iio: adc: ad7606: Fix incorrect type for error return variable

The variable ret is declared as unsigned int but is used to store return
values from functions returning int, which may be negative error codes.

Change ret from unsigned int to int.

Fixes: 849cebf8dc67 ("iio: adc: ad7606: Add iio-backend support")
Signed-off-by: Haotian Zhang <vulab@...as.ac.cn>
---
 drivers/iio/adc/ad7606_par.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606_par.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606_par.c
index 634852c4bbd2..b81e707ab40c 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606_par.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606_par.c
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ static int ad7606_par_bus_setup_iio_backend(struct device *dev,
 					    struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
 	struct ad7606_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-	unsigned int ret, c;
+	unsigned int c;
+	int ret;
 	struct iio_backend_data_fmt data = {
 		.sign_extend = true,
 		.enable = true,
-- 
2.50.1.windows.1