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)

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