[PATCH RFC 1/6] iio: core: Match iio_device_claim_*() return semantics

From: Kurt Borja

Date: Wed Dec 03 2025 - 14:19:39 EST


In order to improve API consistency with conditional locks, use
true/false return semantics in iio_device_claim_buffer_mode().

This also matches iio_device_claim_direct() return semantics.

Signed-off-by: Kurt Borja <kuurtb@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/iio/adc/ade9000.c | 2 +-
drivers/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors/cros_ec_sensors_core.c | 5 +----
drivers/iio/health/max30100.c | 2 +-
drivers/iio/health/max30102.c | 2 +-
drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c | 8 ++++----
drivers/iio/light/opt4060.c | 2 +-
include/linux/iio/iio.h | 2 +-
7 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ade9000.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ade9000.c
index 2de8a718d62a..b345c4d1ef24 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ade9000.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ade9000.c
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ static irqreturn_t ade9000_dready_thread(int irq, void *data)
struct iio_dev *indio_dev = data;

/* Handle data ready interrupt from C4/EVENT/DREADY pin */
- if (!iio_device_claim_buffer_mode(indio_dev)) {
+ if (iio_device_claim_buffer_mode(indio_dev)) {
ade9000_iio_push_buffer(indio_dev);
iio_device_release_buffer_mode(indio_dev);
}
diff --git a/drivers/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors/cros_ec_sensors_core.c b/drivers/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors/cros_ec_sensors_core.c
index 9ac80e4b7d75..8ed4b2e410c8 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors/cros_ec_sensors_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors/cros_ec_sensors_core.c
@@ -188,11 +188,8 @@ int cros_ec_sensors_push_data(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
/*
* Ignore samples if the buffer is not set: it is needed if the ODR is
* set but the buffer is not enabled yet.
- *
- * Note: iio_device_claim_buffer_mode() returns -EBUSY if the buffer
- * is not enabled.
*/
- if (iio_device_claim_buffer_mode(indio_dev) < 0)
+ if (!iio_device_claim_buffer_mode(indio_dev))
return 0;

out = (s16 *)st->samples;
diff --git a/drivers/iio/health/max30100.c b/drivers/iio/health/max30100.c
index 3d441013893c..3f3680c4b42f 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/health/max30100.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/health/max30100.c
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ static int max30100_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
* Temperature reading can only be acquired while engine
* is running
*/
- if (iio_device_claim_buffer_mode(indio_dev)) {
+ if (!iio_device_claim_buffer_mode(indio_dev)) {
/*
* Replacing -EBUSY or other error code
* returned by iio_device_claim_buffer_mode()
diff --git a/drivers/iio/health/max30102.c b/drivers/iio/health/max30102.c
index a48c0881a4c7..288c2f37a4a2 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/health/max30102.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/health/max30102.c
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ static int max30102_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
* shutdown; leave shutdown briefly when buffer not running
*/
any_mode_retry:
- if (iio_device_claim_buffer_mode(indio_dev)) {
+ if (!iio_device_claim_buffer_mode(indio_dev)) {
/*
* This one is a *bit* hacky. If we cannot claim buffer
* mode, then try direct mode so that we make sure
diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
index f69deefcfb6f..a10590ac4e17 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
@@ -2224,19 +2224,19 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__iio_device_release_direct);
*
* Use with iio_device_release_buffer_mode().
*
- * Returns: 0 on success, -EBUSY on failure.
+ * Returns: true on success, false on failure.
*/
-int iio_device_claim_buffer_mode(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
+bool iio_device_claim_buffer_mode(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
{
struct iio_dev_opaque *iio_dev_opaque = to_iio_dev_opaque(indio_dev);

mutex_lock(&iio_dev_opaque->mlock);

if (iio_buffer_enabled(indio_dev))
- return 0;
+ return true;

mutex_unlock(&iio_dev_opaque->mlock);
- return -EBUSY;
+ return false;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_device_claim_buffer_mode);

diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/opt4060.c b/drivers/iio/light/opt4060.c
index 981c704e7df5..8cb3fa38077e 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/opt4060.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/opt4060.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ static int opt4060_set_driver_state(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
struct opt4060_chip *chip = iio_priv(indio_dev);
int ret = 0;
any_mode_retry:
- if (iio_device_claim_buffer_mode(indio_dev)) {
+ if (!iio_device_claim_buffer_mode(indio_dev)) {
/*
* This one is a *bit* hacky. If we cannot claim buffer mode,
* then try direct mode so that we make sure things cannot
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/iio.h b/include/linux/iio/iio.h
index 872ebdf0dd77..bf7b7337ff1b 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/iio.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/iio.h
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ static inline void iio_device_release_direct(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
__release(indio_dev);
}

-int iio_device_claim_buffer_mode(struct iio_dev *indio_dev);
+bool iio_device_claim_buffer_mode(struct iio_dev *indio_dev);
void iio_device_release_buffer_mode(struct iio_dev *indio_dev);

extern const struct bus_type iio_bus_type;

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