When trying to request the PWM device with devm_pwm_get(), the EPROBE_DEFER flag is not handled properly. It can lead to the PWM not being found.
Signed-off-by: Boris Brezillon <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Ferre <[email protected]> --- drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c index 3a145a643e0d..6897f1c1bc73 100644 --- a/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c +++ b/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c @@ -274,6 +274,10 @@ static int pwm_backlight_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) pb->pwm = devm_pwm_get(&pdev->dev, NULL); if (IS_ERR(pb->pwm)) { + ret = PTR_ERR(pb->pwm); + if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER) + goto err_alloc; + dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unable to request PWM, trying legacy API\n"); pb->legacy = true; pb->pwm = pwm_request(data->pwm_id, "pwm-backlight"); -- 2.1.3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-pwm" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
