i2c_master_send() returns the number of bytes written on success. So current code returns 2 if ad5398_write_reg() success. This return value is propagated to .set_current_limit, .enable and .disable callbacks of regulator_ops. This can be a problem, for example, if the users test if the return value of regulator_set_current_limit() is 0. Fix it by making ad5398_write_reg() return 0 on success.
Signed-off-by: Axel Lin <axel....@ingics.com> --- drivers/regulator/ad5398.c | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/regulator/ad5398.c b/drivers/regulator/ad5398.c index ea50a88..8b0f788 100644 --- a/drivers/regulator/ad5398.c +++ b/drivers/regulator/ad5398.c @@ -58,10 +58,12 @@ static int ad5398_write_reg(struct i2c_client *client, const unsigned short data val = cpu_to_be16(data); ret = i2c_master_send(client, (char *)&val, 2); - if (ret < 0) + if (ret != 2) { dev_err(&client->dev, "I2C write error\n"); + return ret < 0 ? ret : -EIO; + } - return ret; + return 0; } static int ad5398_get_current_limit(struct regulator_dev *rdev) -- 2.1.4