In case of error, the function devm_regmap_init_i2c() returns ERR_PTR() and never returns NULL. The NULL test in the return value check should be replaced with IS_ERR(). Fixes: 6b149f3310a4 ("mfd: pm8008: Add driver for QCOM PM8008 PMIC") Reported-by: Hulk Robot <hulkci@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Yang Yingliang <yangyingliang@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/mfd/qcom-pm8008.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/mfd/qcom-pm8008.c b/drivers/mfd/qcom-pm8008.c index c472d7f8103c..dfefa60d693b 100644 --- a/drivers/mfd/qcom-pm8008.c +++ b/drivers/mfd/qcom-pm8008.c @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static int pm8008_probe(struct i2c_client *client) struct pm8008_data *chip; chip = devm_kzalloc(&client->dev, sizeof(*chip), GFP_KERNEL); - if (!chip) + if (IS_ERR(chip)) return -ENOMEM; chip->dev = &client->dev; -- 2.25.1