Re: [PATCH v2] iio: dac: mcp47feb02: Fix passing uninitialized vref1_uV for no Vref1 case

From: Jonathan Cameron

Date: Mon Apr 20 2026 - 08:22:20 EST


On Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:04:12 +0300
Ariana Lazar <ariana.lazar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Ensure that if a device has Vref1 but reading the regulator returns an
> error, mcp47feb02_init_ctrl_regs() is not called with an uninitialized
> vref1_uV value.
Just to make it easier for folk to tell if this is critical or not:
Is it a real bug? See my reply (just now) to v1.

Otherwise, same thing I just raised on v1. Forgot to check if a new
version had come in today.

>
> Also add a device_property_present() check for the Vref1 supply before
> reading the regulator.
>
> Fixes: dd154646d292 ("iio: dac: mcp47feb02: Fix Vref validation [1-999] case")
> Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx>
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/adiPnla0M5EzvgD-@stanley.mountain/
> Signed-off-by: Ariana Lazar <ariana.lazar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - return the reading regulator error to not use vref1_uV uninitialized in
> mcp47feb02_init_ctrl_regs() call
> - add device_property_present() check for the Vref1
> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260414-mcp47feb02-fix4-v1-1-9d71badfd25e@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ---
> drivers/iio/dac/mcp47feb02.c | 21 +++++++++++----------
> 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/iio/dac/mcp47feb02.c b/drivers/iio/dac/mcp47feb02.c
> index faccb804a5ed548088aaf83266b16ed45a92916c..a876ed71ecdf101784e0f98668a1681a1cd19ed0 100644
> --- a/drivers/iio/dac/mcp47feb02.c
> +++ b/drivers/iio/dac/mcp47feb02.c
> @@ -1095,9 +1095,10 @@ static int mcp47feb02_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
> {
> const struct mcp47feb02_features *chip_features;
> struct device *dev = &client->dev;
> + int vdd_uV, vref_uV, vref1_uV;
> struct mcp47feb02_data *data;
> struct iio_dev *indio_dev;
> - int vref1_uV, vref_uV, vdd_uV, ret;
Solution is fine but this change seems to be unrelated noise.

> + int ret;
>
> indio_dev = devm_iio_device_alloc(dev, sizeof(*data));
> if (!indio_dev)
> @@ -1146,16 +1147,16 @@ static int mcp47feb02_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
> dev_dbg(dev, "Vref is unavailable.\n");
> }
>
> - if (chip_features->have_ext_vref1) {
> + if (chip_features->have_ext_vref1 && device_property_present(dev, "vref1")) {
> ret = devm_regulator_get_enable_read_voltage(dev, "vref1");
> - if (ret > 0) {
> - vref1_uV = ret;
> - data->use_vref1 = true;
> - } else {
> - vref1_uV = 0;
> - dev_dbg(dev, "using internal band gap as voltage reference 1.\n");
> - dev_dbg(dev, "Vref1 is unavailable.\n");
> - }
> + if (ret < 0)
> + return ret;
> +
> + vref1_uV = ret;
> + data->use_vref1 = true;
> + } else {
> + vref1_uV = 0;
> + dev_dbg(dev, "using internal band gap as voltage reference 1.\n");
> }
>
> ret = mcp47feb02_init_ctrl_regs(data);
>
> ---
> base-commit: 51e7665ab81f02adc80a1219c260ee678e9c6eb8
> change-id: 20260414-mcp47feb02-fix4-614de9334f22
>
> Best regards,