3 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/gpio.txt b/Documentation/gpio.txt
index 792faa3c06cf..a492d92bb098 100644
--- a/Documentation/gpio.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gpio.txt
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ setting up a platform_device using the GPIO, is mark its direction:
         int gpio_direction_input(unsigned gpio);
         int gpio_direction_output(unsigned gpio, int value);
 
-The return value is zero for success, else a negative errno.  It should
+The return value is zero for success, else a negative errno.  It must
 be checked, since the get/set calls don't have error returns and since
 misconfiguration is possible.  You should normally issue these calls from
 a task context.  However, for spinlock-safe GPIOs it's OK to use them
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
index ff5c66080c8c..6098cae2af8e 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
@@ -147,11 +147,11 @@ extern struct gpio_chip *gpiochip_find(void *data,
 /* Always use the library code for GPIO management calls,
  * or when sleeping may be involved.
  */
-extern int gpio_request(unsigned gpio, const char *label);
+extern int __must_check gpio_request(unsigned gpio, const char *label);
 extern void gpio_free(unsigned gpio);
 
-extern int gpio_direction_input(unsigned gpio);
-extern int gpio_direction_output(unsigned gpio, int value);
+extern int __must_check gpio_direction_input(unsigned gpio);
+extern int __must_check gpio_direction_output(unsigned gpio, int value);
 
 extern int gpio_set_debounce(unsigned gpio, unsigned debounce);
 
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ struct gpio {
         const char      *label;
 };
 
-extern int gpio_request_one(unsigned gpio, unsigned long flags, const char *label);
-extern int gpio_request_array(struct gpio *array, size_t num);
+extern int __must_check gpio_request_one(unsigned gpio, unsigned long flags, const char *label);
+extern int __must_check gpio_request_array(struct gpio *array, size_t num);
 extern void gpio_free_array(struct gpio *array, size_t num);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_GPIO_SYSFS
diff --git a/include/linux/gpio.h b/include/linux/gpio.h
index e41f7dd1ae67..1d5214a89110 100644
--- a/include/linux/gpio.h
+++ b/include/linux/gpio.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static inline int gpio_is_valid(int number)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int gpio_request(unsigned gpio, const char *label)
+static inline int __must_check gpio_request(unsigned gpio, const char *label)
 {
         return -ENOSYS;
 }
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ static inline void gpio_free(unsigned gpio)
         WARN_ON(1);
 }
 
-static inline int gpio_direction_input(unsigned gpio)
+static inline int __must_check gpio_direction_input(unsigned gpio)
 {
         return -ENOSYS;
 }
 
-static inline int gpio_direction_output(unsigned gpio, int value)
+static inline int __must_check gpio_direction_output(unsigned gpio, int value)
 {
         return -ENOSYS;
 }