There is no need to allocate chip_data and then validate number of CS pins as it will have the same effect. Hence move number of CS pins validation out of condition in setup(). Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c | 15 +++++++-------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c index 1348249f8178..cc0e54f8d2c3 100644 --- a/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c +++ b/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c @@ -1200,6 +1200,13 @@ static int setup(struct spi_device *spi) break; } + if (drv_data->ssp_type == CE4100_SSP) { + if (spi_get_chipselect(spi, 0) > 4) { + dev_err(&spi->dev, "failed setup: cs number must not be > 4.\n"); + return -EINVAL; + } + } + /* Only allocate on the first setup */ chip = spi_get_ctldata(spi); if (!chip) { @@ -1207,14 +1214,6 @@ static int setup(struct spi_device *spi) if (!chip) return -ENOMEM; - if (drv_data->ssp_type == CE4100_SSP) { - if (spi_get_chipselect(spi, 0) > 4) { - dev_err(&spi->dev, - "failed setup: cs number must not be > 4.\n"); - kfree(chip); - return -EINVAL; - } - } chip->enable_dma = drv_data->controller_info->enable_dma; chip->timeout = TIMOUT_DFLT; } -- 2.43.0.rc1.1.gbec44491f096