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-rw-r--r--drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c4
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
index 08dfcdc2ac58..8928383a1fa1 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static struct devfreq_governor *find_devfreq_governor(const char *name)
* if is not found. This can happen when both drivers (the governor driver
* and the driver that call devfreq_add_device) are built as modules.
* devfreq_list_lock should be held by the caller. Returns the matched
- * governor's pointer.
+ * governor's pointer or an error pointer.
*/
static struct devfreq_governor *try_then_request_governor(const char *name)
{
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ static struct devfreq_governor *try_then_request_governor(const char *name)
/* Restore previous state before return */
mutex_lock(&devfreq_list_lock);
if (err)
- return NULL;
+ return ERR_PTR(err);
governor = find_devfreq_governor(name);
}