Re: [PATCH] media: rc: Fix build failure with CONFIG_LIRC disabled

[Hans Verkuil]

On 23/09/2026 10:59, Sean Young wrote:
> commit 37efd09ba2c6 ("media: rc: Ensure registered is cleared in error
> path") broke the build if CONFIG_LIRC was not enabled.
> 
> Fixes: 37efd09ba2c6 ("media: rc: Ensure registered is cleared in error path")
> Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202609230511.Em5Osw74-lkp@xxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Sean Young <sean@xxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Hans Verkuil <hverkuil+cisco@xxxxxxxxxx>

Regards,

	Hans

> ---
>  drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c | 3 +++
>  drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c  | 3 +--
>  2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c b/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c
> index d9b6ecca563f..f7b8f1f66d9b 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c
> @@ -777,6 +777,9 @@ void lirc_unregister(struct rc_dev *dev)
>  	unsigned long flags;
>  	struct lirc_fh *fh;
>  
> +	if (!device_is_registered(&dev->lirc_dev))
> +		return;
> +
>  	dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "lirc_dev: driver %s unregistered from minor = %d\n",
>  		dev->driver_name, MINOR(dev->lirc_dev.devt));
>  
> diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c b/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c
> index 1c07bdd3b42b..a867bf9e8416 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c
> @@ -2018,8 +2018,7 @@ int rc_register_device(struct rc_dev *dev)
>  	scoped_guard(mutex, &dev->lock)
>  		dev->registered = false;
>  
> -	if (device_is_registered(&dev->lirc_dev))
> -		lirc_unregister(dev);
> +	lirc_unregister(dev);
>  	device_del(&dev->dev);
>  	/* registered already cleared above */
>  	goto out_free_table;