linux-kernel - [PATCH] media: i2c: ar0521: Check return value of devm_gpiod_get_optional() in ar0521

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Message-Id: <20260130041815.2988011-1-nichen@iscas.ac.cn>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:18:15 +0800
From: Chen Ni <nichen@...as.ac.cn>
To: khalasa@...p.pl,
	sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com,
	mchehab@...nel.org
Cc: linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Chen Ni <nichen@...as.ac.cn>
Subject: [PATCH] media: i2c: ar0521: Check return value of devm_gpiod_get_optional() in ar0521_probe()

The devm_gpiod_get_optional() function may return an error pointer
(ERR_PTR) in case of a genuine failure during GPIO acquisition, not just
NULL which indicates the legitimate absence of an optional GPIO.

Add an IS_ERR() check after the function call to catch such errors and
propagate them to the probe function, ensuring the driver fails to load
safely rather than proceeding with an invalid pointer.

Signed-off-by: Chen Ni <nichen@...as.ac.cn>
---
 drivers/media/i2c/ar0521.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/ar0521.c b/drivers/media/i2c/ar0521.c
index f156058500e3..ed324c2d87aa 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/ar0521.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/ar0521.c
@@ -1094,6 +1094,9 @@ static int ar0521_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	/* Request optional reset pin (usually active low) and assert it */
 	sensor->reset_gpio = devm_gpiod_get_optional(dev, "reset",
 						     GPIOD_OUT_HIGH);
+	if (IS_ERR(sensor->reset_gpio))
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(sensor->reset_gpio),
+				     "failed to get reset gpio\n");
 
 	v4l2_i2c_subdev_init(&sensor->sd, client, &ar0521_subdev_ops);
 
-- 
2.25.1