diff --git a/include/linux/regulator/consumer.h b/include/linux/regulator/consumer.h index 28c9fd020d39..ebd747265294 100644 --- a/include/linux/regulator/consumer.h +++ b/include/linux/regulator/consumer.h @@ -183,9 +183,13 @@ static inline struct regulator *__must_check regulator_get(struct device *dev, { /* Nothing except the stubbed out regulator API should be * looking at the value except to check if it is an error - * value so the actual return value doesn't matter. + * value. Drivers are free to handle NULL specifically by + * skipping all regulator API calls, but they don't have to. + * Drivers which don't, should make sure they properly handle + * corner cases of the API, such as regulator_get_voltage() + * returning 0. */ - return (struct regulator *)id; + return NULL; } static inline void regulator_put(struct regulator *regulator) {