The lp855x_bl_update_status function's return type is int, but it always returns 0, without checking for the results of the write_byte/pwm_ctrl functions called within. Make this function return the return values of the functions it calls, and modify the lp855x_pwm_ctrl function to return errors. Signed-off-by: Artur Weber <aweber.kernel@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/video/backlight/lp855x_bl.c | 13 ++++++++----- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/lp855x_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/lp855x_bl.c index 349ec324bc1e..61a7f45bfad8 100644 --- a/drivers/video/backlight/lp855x_bl.c +++ b/drivers/video/backlight/lp855x_bl.c @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static int lp855x_configure(struct lp855x *lp) return ret; } -static void lp855x_pwm_ctrl(struct lp855x *lp, int br, int max_br) +static int lp855x_pwm_ctrl(struct lp855x *lp, int br, int max_br) { struct pwm_state state; @@ -234,23 +234,26 @@ static void lp855x_pwm_ctrl(struct lp855x *lp, int br, int max_br) state.duty_cycle = div_u64(br * state.period, max_br); state.enabled = state.duty_cycle; - pwm_apply_state(lp->pwm, &state); + return pwm_apply_state(lp->pwm, &state); } static int lp855x_bl_update_status(struct backlight_device *bl) { struct lp855x *lp = bl_get_data(bl); int brightness = bl->props.brightness; + int ret; if (bl->props.state & (BL_CORE_SUSPENDED | BL_CORE_FBBLANK)) brightness = 0; if (lp->mode == PWM_BASED) - lp855x_pwm_ctrl(lp, brightness, bl->props.max_brightness); + ret = lp855x_pwm_ctrl(lp, brightness, + bl->props.max_brightness); else if (lp->mode == REGISTER_BASED) - lp855x_write_byte(lp, lp->cfg->reg_brightness, (u8)brightness); + ret = lp855x_write_byte(lp, lp->cfg->reg_brightness, + (u8)brightness); - return 0; + return ret; } static const struct backlight_ops lp855x_bl_ops = { -- 2.41.0