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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
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)
{