The error pointer from devm_reset_control_get_optional_shared() is not propagated. One of the most common problem scenarios is it returns -EPROBE_DEFER when the reset controller has not probed yet. In this case, the probe of the reset consumer should be deferred. Fixes: e2860e1f62f2 ("serial: 8250_of: Add reset support") Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # v4.13+ Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_of.c | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_of.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_of.c index 1e67a7e..160b890 100644 --- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_of.c +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_of.c @@ -136,8 +136,11 @@ static int of_platform_serial_setup(struct platform_device *ofdev, } info->rst = devm_reset_control_get_optional_shared(&ofdev->dev, NULL); - if (IS_ERR(info->rst)) + if (IS_ERR(info->rst)) { + ret = PTR_ERR(info->rst); goto err_dispose; + } + ret = reset_control_deassert(info->rst); if (ret) goto err_dispose; -- 2.7.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-serial" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html