The function gpib_register_driver() can fail and does not return an
error value if it fails.
Return the error value if gpib_register_driver() fails. Add pr_err()
statement indicating the fail and also the error value.
Signed-off-by: Nihar Chaithanya <niharchaithanya@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/staging/gpib/hp_82335/hp82335.c | 8 +++++++-
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/gpib/hp_82335/hp82335.c b/drivers/staging/gpib/hp_82335/hp82335.c
index 40afe42aea47..45157ad65d53 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gpib/hp_82335/hp82335.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gpib/hp_82335/hp82335.c
@@ -325,7 +325,13 @@ void hp82335_detach(gpib_board_t *board)
static int __init hp82335_init_module(void)
{
- gpib_register_driver(&hp82335_interface, THIS_MODULE);
+ int result = gpib_register_driver(&hp82335_interface, THIS_MODULE);
+
+ if (result) {
+ pr_err("hp82335: gpib_register_driver failed: error = %d\n", result);
+ return result;
+ }
+
return 0;
}
--
2.34.1
