Re: [PATCH] input: auo_pixcir_ts - add missing check for gpio

From: Dmitry Torokhov
Date: Tue Jan 12 2021 - 00:08:52 EST


Hi Radim,

On Thu, Jan 07, 2021 at 10:32:17AM +0100, Radim Pavlik wrote:
> The of_get_gpio() may return error, so check it immediately. The old
> code might fail with EPROBE_DEFER which was masked by the
> folowing gpio_is_valid() and returned EINVAL.
>
> Signed-off-by: Radim Pavlik <radim.pavlik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/input/touchscreen/auo-pixcir-ts.c | 4 ++++
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/auo-pixcir-ts.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/auo-pixcir-ts.c
> index c33e63ca6142..8f3cfd743bdd 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/auo-pixcir-ts.c
> +++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/auo-pixcir-ts.c
> @@ -479,12 +479,16 @@ static struct auo_pixcir_ts_platdata *auo_pixcir_parse_dt(struct device *dev)
> return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
>
> pdata->gpio_int = of_get_gpio(np, 0);
> + if (pdata->gpio_int < 0)
> + return ERR_PTR(pdata->gpio_int);

Hmm, while this check might make sense it definitely renders the next
one unnecessary.

BTW, do you have a device that uses this touch panel? This driver could
use more improvements, such as switching to gpiod API and generic device
properties, and dropping the platform data support.

Thanks.

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Dmitry