[PATCH v4 2/6] gpio: Remove redundant check for struct gpio_chip

From: Tzung-Bi Shih

Date: Mon Feb 23 2026 - 01:18:24 EST


gpiolib_dbg_show() is only called by gpiolib_seq_show() which has
ensured the struct gpio_chip. Remove the redundant check in
gpiolib_dbg_show().

Reviewed-by: Linus Walleij <linusw@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Tzung-Bi Shih <tzungbi@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
v4:
- Add R-b tag.

v3: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260213092958.864411-3-tzungbi@xxxxxxxxxx
- No changes.

v2: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260203061059.975605-3-tzungbi@xxxxxxxxxx
- No changes.

v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260116081036.352286-8-tzungbi@xxxxxxxxxx

drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c | 13 ++-----------
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 0a73561060dd..08a3697dbd5a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -5312,23 +5312,14 @@ core_initcall(gpiolib_dev_init);

#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS

-static void gpiolib_dbg_show(struct seq_file *s, struct gpio_device *gdev)
+static void gpiolib_dbg_show(struct seq_file *s, struct gpio_chip *gc)
{
bool active_low, is_irq, is_out;
struct gpio_desc *desc;
unsigned int gpio = 0;
- struct gpio_chip *gc;
unsigned long flags;
int value;

- guard(srcu)(&gdev->srcu);
-
- gc = srcu_dereference(gdev->chip, &gdev->srcu);
- if (!gc) {
- seq_puts(s, "Underlying GPIO chip is gone\n");
- return;
- }
-
for_each_gpio_desc(gc, desc) {
guard(srcu)(&desc->gdev->desc_srcu);
flags = READ_ONCE(desc->flags);
@@ -5441,7 +5432,7 @@ static int gpiolib_seq_show(struct seq_file *s, void *v)
if (gc->dbg_show)
gc->dbg_show(s, gc);
else
- gpiolib_dbg_show(s, gdev);
+ gpiolib_dbg_show(s, gc);

return 0;
}
--
2.51.0