Re: [PATCH 0/5] ALSA: Make always-successful helpers return void

From: Takashi Iwai

Date: Mon Nov 02 2026 - 04:00:40 EST


On Sun, 01 Nov 2026 18:21:29 +0100,
Ingyu Jang wrote:
>
> These helpers always return 0, so the error checks on their return
> values never trigger. This series makes them return void and removes
> the dead checks, one driver per patch.
>
> This follows up on the earlier discussion:
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/87jywvyu2q.wl-tiwai@xxxxxxx/
>
> Ingyu Jang (5):
> ALSA: hda: Make snd_hda_multi_out_analog_{prepare,cleanup}() return
> void
> ALSA: ice1712: Make chip_init helpers return void
> ALSA: cs4236: Make snd_cs423x_pnp_init_mpu() return void
> ALSA: vx222: Make put_xilinx_data() return void
> ALSA: ali5451: Make snd_ali_reset_5451() return void

Patches except for ice1712 have been merged to for-next branch now.


thanks,

Takashi