When lp55xx_read() fails, "status" is an uninitialized variable and thus may contain random value; using it leads to undefined behaviors.
The fix inserts a check for the return value of lp55xx_read: if it fails, returns with its error code. Signed-off-by: Kangjie Lu <k...@umn.edu> --- drivers/leds/leds-lp5523.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-lp5523.c b/drivers/leds/leds-lp5523.c index a2e74feee2b2..fd64df5a57a5 100644 --- a/drivers/leds/leds-lp5523.c +++ b/drivers/leds/leds-lp5523.c @@ -318,7 +318,9 @@ static int lp5523_init_program_engine(struct lp55xx_chip *chip) /* Let the programs run for couple of ms and check the engine status */ usleep_range(3000, 6000); - lp55xx_read(chip, LP5523_REG_STATUS, &status); + ret = lp55xx_read(chip, LP5523_REG_STATUS, &status); + if (ret) + return ret; status &= LP5523_ENG_STATUS_MASK; if (status != LP5523_ENG_STATUS_MASK) { -- 2.17.2 (Apple Git-113)