The device_property_read_u8_array() call should not fail because it is preceded with device_property_count_u8() and check for number of readable u8 values. However the code is more obvious and easier to read if the return value of device_property_read_u8_array() is checked. Otherwise reader needs to investigate whether really there is no risk of using random stack values of 'rcomp' variable.
Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlow...@canonical.com> --- drivers/power/supply/max17040_battery.c | 9 ++++----- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/max17040_battery.c b/drivers/power/supply/max17040_battery.c index d956c67d5155..d2053cd0bd13 100644 --- a/drivers/power/supply/max17040_battery.c +++ b/drivers/power/supply/max17040_battery.c @@ -268,11 +268,10 @@ static int max17040_get_of_data(struct max17040_chip *chip) rcomp_len = device_property_count_u8(dev, "maxim,rcomp"); chip->rcomp = MAX17040_RCOMP_DEFAULT; if (rcomp_len == data->rcomp_bytes) { - device_property_read_u8_array(dev, "maxim,rcomp", - rcomp, rcomp_len); - chip->rcomp = rcomp_len == 2 ? - rcomp[0] << 8 | rcomp[1] : - rcomp[0] << 8; + if (!device_property_read_u8_array(dev, "maxim,rcomp", + rcomp, rcomp_len)) + chip->rcomp = rcomp_len == 2 ? rcomp[0] << 8 | rcomp[1] : + rcomp[0] << 8; } else if (rcomp_len > 0) { dev_err(dev, "maxim,rcomp has incorrect length\n"); return -EINVAL; -- 2.25.1