[PATCH v3] regulator: palmas: Check return value of palmas_smps_write()

From: Aleksandrova Alyona

Date: Tue Jul 28 2026 - 08:42:49 EST


palmas_set_mode_smps() updates the SMPS mode register when the rail is
enabled, but it ignores a possible error from palmas_smps_write().

If the register write fails, the function still reports success to the
caller even though the hardware mode has not been updated.

Return the error if palmas_smps_write() fails. Update current_reg_mode
and enable_val only after a successful register write so that the cached
driver state remains consistent with the hardware state.

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Fixes: 51d3a0c999e1 ("regulator: palmas: preserve modes of rails during enable/disable")
Signed-off-by: Aleksandrova Alyona <aga@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
v3:
- Remove the unnecessary new_mode variable.

v2:
- Update current_reg_mode and enable_val only after a successful register
write to keep the cached state consistent with the hardware state.

drivers/regulator/palmas-regulator.c | 11 ++++++++---
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/regulator/palmas-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/palmas-regulator.c
index 337dd614695e..d0e604780750 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/palmas-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/palmas-regulator.c
@@ -468,9 +468,14 @@ static int palmas_set_mode_smps(struct regulator_dev *dev, unsigned int mode)
return -EINVAL;
}

- pmic->current_reg_mode[id] = reg & PALMAS_SMPS12_CTRL_MODE_ACTIVE_MASK;
- if (rail_enable)
- palmas_smps_write(pmic->palmas, rinfo->ctrl_addr, reg);
+ if (rail_enable) {
+ ret = palmas_smps_write(pmic->palmas, rinfo->ctrl_addr, reg);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ pmic->current_reg_mode[id] =
+ reg & PALMAS_SMPS12_CTRL_MODE_ACTIVE_MASK;

/* Switch the enable value to ensure this is used for enable */
pmic->desc[id].enable_val = pmic->current_reg_mode[id];
--
2.26.2