Re: [PATCH v2 2/5] iio: accel: kionix-kx022a: Warn on failed matches and assume compatibility

From: Matti Vaittinen
Date: Thu Apr 20 2023 - 23:44:38 EST


On 4/20/23 23:22, Mehdi Djait wrote:
Avoid error returns on a failure to match and instead just warn with
assumption that we have a correct dt-binding telling us that
some new device with a different ID is backwards compatible.

Signed-off-by: Mehdi Djait <mehdi.djait.k@xxxxxxxxx>
---
v2:
- no changes, this patch is introduced in the v2

drivers/iio/accel/kionix-kx022a.c | 4 +---
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/kionix-kx022a.c b/drivers/iio/accel/kionix-kx022a.c
index f98393d74666..70530005cad3 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/kionix-kx022a.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/kionix-kx022a.c
@@ -1038,9 +1038,7 @@ int kx022a_probe_internal(struct device *dev)
return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "Failed to access sensor\n");
if (chip_id != KX022A_ID) {
- dev_err(dev, "unsupported device 0x%x\n", chip_id);
- return -EINVAL;
- }
+ dev_warn(dev, "unsupported device 0x%x\n", chip_id);

Just a 'nit' - no need to re-spin the series for this if there is no other changes requested.

Maybe a slightly better wording here would be "unknown device"? If I am not mistaken the code proceeds because device is assumed to be supported.

Jonathan, do you think this change is worth backporting? If yes, then we might need a Fixes tag.

Acked-by: Matti Vaittinen <mazziesaccount@xxxxxxxxx>

irq = fwnode_irq_get_byname(fwnode, "INT1");
if (irq > 0) {

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Matti Vaittinen
Linux kernel developer at ROHM Semiconductors
Oulu Finland

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