[PATCH] gpiolib: don't bail out if get_direction() fails in gpiochip_add_data()
From: Bartosz Golaszewski
Date: Wed Feb 19 2025 - 09:44:18 EST
From: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@xxxxxxxxxx>
Since commit 9d846b1aebbe ("gpiolib: check the return value of
gpio_chip::get_direction()") we check the return value of the
get_direction() callback as per its API contract. Some drivers have been
observed to fail to register now as they may call get_direction() in
gpiochip_add_data() in contexts where it has always silently failed.
Until we audit all drivers, replace the bail-out to a kernel log
warning.
Fixes: 9d846b1aebbe ("gpiolib: check the return value of gpio_chip::get_direction()")
Reported-by: Mark Brown <broonie@xxxxxxxxxx>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/Z7VFB1nST6lbmBIo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
Reported-by: Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/dfe03f88-407e-4ef1-ad30-42db53bbd4e4@xxxxxxxxxxx/
Signed-off-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c | 10 +++++++++-
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 704452fd94bb..48cf1bb23e24 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -1060,7 +1060,15 @@ int gpiochip_add_data_with_key(struct gpio_chip *gc, void *data,
if (gc->get_direction && gpiochip_line_is_valid(gc, desc_index)) {
ret = gc->get_direction(gc, desc_index);
if (ret < 0)
- goto err_cleanup_desc_srcu;
+ /*
+ * FIXME: Bail-out here once all GPIO drivers
+ * are updated to not return errors in
+ * situations that can be considered normal
+ * operation.
+ */
+ dev_warn(&gdev->dev,
+ "%s: get_direction failed: %d\n",
+ __func__, ret);
assign_bit(FLAG_IS_OUT, &desc->flags, !ret);
} else {
--
2.45.2