[PATCH] regulator: fp9931: Fix error handling for optional regulator

From: Robby Cai

Date: Thu Mar 12 2026 - 00:00:36 EST


If "vin" reg does not exist in the device tree, the regulator framework
returns -ENODEV, which is normal for an optional supply. But the current
code treats -ENODEV as a fatal error, causing the driver probe to fail.
This patch fixes that by handling -ENODEV correctly for optional regulator.

Fixes: 12d821bd13d4 ("regulator: Add FP9931/JD9930 driver")
Signed-off-by: Robby Cai <robby.cai@xxxxxxx>
---
drivers/regulator/fp9931.c | 10 +++++++---
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/regulator/fp9931.c b/drivers/regulator/fp9931.c
index 7fbcc6327cc63..fa7f32adfb666 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/fp9931.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/fp9931.c
@@ -448,9 +448,13 @@ static int fp9931_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
"failed to allocate regmap!\n");

data->vin_reg = devm_regulator_get_optional(&client->dev, "vin");
- if (IS_ERR(data->vin_reg))
- return dev_err_probe(&client->dev, PTR_ERR(data->vin_reg),
- "failed to get vin regulator\n");
+ if (IS_ERR(data->vin_reg)) {
+ if (PTR_ERR(data->vin_reg) != -ENODEV)
+ return dev_err_probe(&client->dev, PTR_ERR(data->vin_reg),
+ "failed to get vin regulator\n");
+
+ data->vin_reg = NULL;
+ }

data->pgood_gpio = devm_gpiod_get(&client->dev, "pg", GPIOD_IN);
if (IS_ERR(data->pgood_gpio))
--
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