When i2c_new_dummy fails, the lack of error-handling code may cause unexpected results. This patch adds error-handling code after calling i2c_new_dummy. Signed-off-by: Zhouyang Jia <jiazhouyang09@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/gpio/gpio-max732x.c | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-max732x.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-max732x.c index 9d8bcc6..f03cb0b 100644 --- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-max732x.c +++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-max732x.c @@ -653,6 +653,12 @@ static int max732x_probe(struct i2c_client *client, chip->client_group_a = client; if (nr_port > 8) { c = i2c_new_dummy(client->adapter, addr_b); + if (!c) { + dev_err(&client->dev, + "Failed to allocate I2C device\n"); + ret = -ENODEV; + goto out_failed; + } chip->client_group_b = chip->client_dummy = c; } break; @@ -660,6 +666,12 @@ static int max732x_probe(struct i2c_client *client, chip->client_group_b = client; if (nr_port > 8) { c = i2c_new_dummy(client->adapter, addr_a); + if (!c) { + dev_err(&client->dev, + "Failed to allocate I2C device\n"); + ret = -ENODEV; + goto out_failed; + } chip->client_group_a = chip->client_dummy = c; } break; -- 2.7.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-gpio" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html