Re: [PATCH] hwmon: gpd-fan: Fix error handling in gpd_fan_probe()

From: Markus Elfring

Date: Sun Oct 12 2025 - 13:19:59 EST


> When devm_request_region(0 fails to get a region regrion would be NULL
> and devm_hwmon_device_register_with_info() fails, best to propagate
> the hwmon dev to PTR_ERR() as opposed to region.

Will another imperative wording approach become more helpful for an improved
change description?
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.17#n94

Regards,
Markus