1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.c
index d18068a9f3ec..a18c4aa68b1e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/of_gpio.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
-/* Private data structure for of_gpiochip_is_match */
+/* Private data structure for of_gpiochip_find_and_xlate */
 struct gg_data {
         enum of_gpio_flags *flags;
         struct of_phandle_args gpiospec;
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@ static int of_gpiochip_find_and_xlate(struct gpio_chip *gc, void *data)
 int of_get_named_gpio_flags(struct device_node *np, const char *propname,
                            int index, enum of_gpio_flags *flags)
 {
-        struct gg_data gg_data = { .flags = flags, .out_gpio = -ENODEV };
+        /* Return -EPROBE_DEFER to support probe() functions to be called
+         * later when the GPIO actually becomes available
+         */
+        struct gg_data gg_data = { .flags = flags, .out_gpio = -EPROBE_DEFER };
         int ret;
 
         /* .of_xlate might decide to not fill in the flags, so clear it. */
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ int of_get_named_gpio_flags(struct device_node *np, const char *propname,
                                          &gg_data.gpiospec);
         if (ret) {
                 pr_debug("%s: can't parse gpios property\n", __func__);
-                return -EINVAL;
+                return ret;
         }
 
         gpiochip_find(&gg_data, of_gpiochip_find_and_xlate);