The powercap_register_control_type() function never returns NULL, it returns error pointers on error so update this check. Fixes: a20d0ef97abf ("powercap/drivers/dtpm: Add API for dynamic thermal power management") Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/powercap/dtpm.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/powercap/dtpm.c b/drivers/powercap/dtpm.c index 470a1182b868..5a51cd34a7e8 100644 --- a/drivers/powercap/dtpm.c +++ b/drivers/powercap/dtpm.c @@ -467,9 +467,9 @@ static int __init dtpm_init(void) struct dtpm_descr **dtpm_descr; pct = powercap_register_control_type(NULL, "dtpm", NULL); - if (!pct) { + if (IS_ERR(pct)) { pr_err("Failed to register control type\n"); - return -EINVAL; + return PTR_ERR(pct); } for_each_dtpm_table(dtpm_descr) -- 2.29.2