Add error checking for regmap_attach_dev() call in imx7_reset_probe()
function to ensure proper error propagation.

Return the value of regmap_attach_dev() if it fails to prevent
proceeding with an incomplete regmap setup.

Signed-off-by: Chen Ni <nichen@iscas.ac.cn>
---
Changes in v2:
- Simplify error handling
---
 drivers/reset/reset-imx7.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/reset/reset-imx7.c b/drivers/reset/reset-imx7.c
index dd01fe11c5cb..a1cca926085b 100644
--- a/drivers/reset/reset-imx7.c
+++ b/drivers/reset/reset-imx7.c
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ static int imx7_reset_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	struct regmap_config config = { .name = "src" };
 	const struct imx7_src_variant *variant = of_device_get_match_data(dev);
+	int ret;
 
 	imx7src = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*imx7src), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!imx7src)
@@ -375,7 +376,9 @@ static int imx7_reset_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		dev_err(dev, "Unable to get imx7-src regmap");
 		return PTR_ERR(imx7src->regmap);
 	}
-	regmap_attach_dev(dev, imx7src->regmap, &config);
+	ret = regmap_attach_dev(dev, imx7src->regmap, &config);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	imx7src->rcdev.owner     = THIS_MODULE;
 	imx7src->rcdev.nr_resets = variant->signals_num;
-- 
2.25.1

On Fri, Feb 06, 2026 at 01:01:09PM +0800, Chen Ni wrote:
> Add error checking for regmap_attach_dev() call in imx7_reset_probe()
> function to ensure proper error propagation.
>
> Return the value of regmap_attach_dev() if it fails to prevent
> proceeding with an incomplete regmap setup.
>
> Signed-off-by: Chen Ni <nichen@iscas.ac.cn>
> ---
Reviewed-by: Frank Li <Frank.Li@nxp.com>
> Changes in v2:
> - Simplify error handling
> ---
>  drivers/reset/reset-imx7.c | 5 ++++-
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/reset/reset-imx7.c b/drivers/reset/reset-imx7.c
> index dd01fe11c5cb..a1cca926085b 100644
> --- a/drivers/reset/reset-imx7.c
> +++ b/drivers/reset/reset-imx7.c
> @@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ static int imx7_reset_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
>  	struct regmap_config config = { .name = "src" };
>  	const struct imx7_src_variant *variant = of_device_get_match_data(dev);
> +	int ret;
>
>  	imx7src = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*imx7src), GFP_KERNEL);
>  	if (!imx7src)
> @@ -375,7 +376,9 @@ static int imx7_reset_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  		dev_err(dev, "Unable to get imx7-src regmap");
>  		return PTR_ERR(imx7src->regmap);
>  	}
> -	regmap_attach_dev(dev, imx7src->regmap, &config);
> +	ret = regmap_attach_dev(dev, imx7src->regmap, &config);
> +	if (ret)
> +		return ret;
>
>  	imx7src->rcdev.owner     = THIS_MODULE;
>  	imx7src->rcdev.nr_resets = variant->signals_num;
> --
> 2.25.1
>

> Add error checking for regmap_attach_dev() call in imx7_reset_probe()
> function to ensure proper error propagation.
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Regards,
Markus

On Fr, 2026-02-06 at 13:01 +0800, Chen Ni wrote:
> Add error checking for regmap_attach_dev() call in imx7_reset_probe()
> function to ensure proper error propagation.
> 
> Return the value of regmap_attach_dev() if it fails to prevent
> proceeding with an incomplete regmap setup.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chen Ni <nichen@iscas.ac.cn>

Thank you,

Reviewed-by: Philipp Zabel <p.zabel@pengutronix.de>

regards
Philipp