Re: [PATCH] staging: iio: adt7316: Add error handling to adt7316_spi_probe()

[Jonathan Cameron]

On Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:50:38 -0500
Maxwell Doose <m32285159@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Currently, the return values of the adt7316_spi_write() calls in
> adt7316_spi_probe() are unchecked. Add error handling to return early
> and pass on the error code if we receive an error from
> adt7316_spi_write().
> 
> While at it, move all three adt7316_spi_write() calls inside a for loop
> to condense the logic.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Maxwell Doose <m32285159@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/iio/addac/adt7316-spi.c | 10 +++++++---
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/addac/adt7316-spi.c b/drivers/staging/iio/addac/adt7316-spi.c
> index f91325d11394..ffd1dae8d1b1 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/iio/addac/adt7316-spi.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/iio/addac/adt7316-spi.c
> @@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ static int adt7316_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi_dev)
>  		.multi_read = adt7316_spi_multi_read,
>  		.multi_write = adt7316_spi_multi_write,
>  	};
> +	int i, ret;
>  
>  	/* don't exceed max specified SPI CLK frequency */
>  	if (spi_dev->max_speed_hz > ADT7316_SPI_MAX_FREQ_HZ) {
> @@ -107,9 +108,12 @@ static int adt7316_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi_dev)
>  	}
>  
>  	/* switch from default I2C protocol to SPI protocol */
> -	adt7316_spi_write(spi_dev, 0, 0);
> -	adt7316_spi_write(spi_dev, 0, 0);
> -	adt7316_spi_write(spi_dev, 0, 0);
> +	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
> +		ret = adt7316_spi_write(spi_dev, 0, 0);
> +		/* Check for errors, if we get an error, return early */

If this is tested (and I agree with the others that this is a special
bit of code, as it's hammering a device using one protocol with messages
using the other, then the comment is pointless given we can see the code.

> +		if (ret < 0)
> +			return ret;
> +	}
>  
>  	return adt7316_probe(&spi_dev->dev, &bus, spi_dev->modalias);
>  }