[PATCH 3/9] gpib: cec: Unify *allocate_private

From: Dominik Karol Piątkowski

Date: Tue Jan 13 2026 - 14:09:07 EST


Return values for *allocate_private functions as well as calling code in
gpib driver are all over the place. Unify them by returning -errno if
something fails, zero otherwise. Use the returned value as early return
value in case of error.

Signed-off-by: Dominik Karol Piątkowski <dominik.karol.piatkowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpib/cec/cec_gpib.c | 8 +++++---
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpib/cec/cec_gpib.c b/drivers/gpib/cec/cec_gpib.c
index dbf9b95baabc..6d04becd1058 100644
--- a/drivers/gpib/cec/cec_gpib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpib/cec/cec_gpib.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static int cec_allocate_private(struct gpib_board *board)

board->private_data = kmalloc(sizeof(struct cec_priv), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!board->private_data)
- return -1;
+ return -ENOMEM;
priv = board->private_data;
memset(priv, 0, sizeof(struct cec_priv));
init_nec7210_private(&priv->nec7210_priv);
@@ -239,11 +239,13 @@ static int cec_generic_attach(struct gpib_board *board)
{
struct cec_priv *cec_priv;
struct nec7210_priv *nec_priv;
+ int retval;

board->status = 0;

- if (cec_allocate_private(board))
- return -ENOMEM;
+ retval = cec_allocate_private(board);
+ if (retval < 0)
+ return retval;
cec_priv = board->private_data;
nec_priv = &cec_priv->nec7210_priv;
nec_priv->read_byte = nec7210_ioport_read_byte;
--
2.43.0