Re: [PATCH v2] power: supply: max17040: handle missing status supplier

[Sebastian Reichel]

On Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:10:42 +0800, Jianing Li wrote:
> MAX17040 does not report charger state itself, so the driver forwards
> POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_STATUS to a supplier power supply. If no supplier is
> registered, power_supply_get_property_from_supplier() returns -ENODEV and
> leaves the output value untouched.
> 
> max17040_get_property() currently ignores that error and returns success,
> so userspace can read an uninitialized status value from the battery power
> supply. This happens on systems that use the fuel gauge without a charger
> supplier relationship in firmware.
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] power: supply: max17040: handle missing status supplier
      commit: 725668c6b6aa3971fe850659102c250d0d676e18

Best regards,
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Sebastian Reichel <sebastian.reichel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>