In sp8870_set_frontend_parameters, the function sp8870_readreg may return an error when i2c_transfer fails. The fix checks for this error and returns upstream consistent with other invocations. Signed-off-by: Aditya Pakki <pakki001@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/media/dvb-frontends/sp8870.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/sp8870.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/sp8870.c index 8d31cf3f4f07..270a3c559e08 100644 --- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/sp8870.c +++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/sp8870.c @@ -293,7 +293,9 @@ static int sp8870_set_frontend_parameters(struct dvb_frontend *fe) sp8870_writereg(state, 0xc05, reg0xc05); // read status reg in order to clear pending irqs - sp8870_readreg(state, 0x200); + err = sp8870_readreg(state, 0x200); + if (err) + return err; // system controller start sp8870_microcontroller_start(state); -- 2.17.1