Re: [PATCH] thunderbolt: usb4-port: fix error path and sysfs alignment

[Mika Westerberg]

On Sun, May 17, 2026 at 09:29:23AM -0500, shayderrr wrote:
> From: Pranav Bajjuri <darknessshayder@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Add missing return ERR_PTR(ret) after component_add() failure so PM
> setup is not reached on error, and fix argument alignment on
> offline_show(), offline_store(), and rescan_store().

That's two things that this patch does. Also the alignment is intentional,
don't touch it.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Pranav Bajjuri <darknessshayder@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/thunderbolt/usb4_port.c | 23 ++++++++---------------
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/usb4_port.c b/drivers/thunderbolt/usb4_port.c
> index c32d3516e780..2282e1ad0c45 100644
> --- a/drivers/thunderbolt/usb4_port.c
> +++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/usb4_port.c
> @@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ static void connector_unbind(struct device *dev, struct device *connector, void
>  }
>  
>  static const struct component_ops connector_ops = {
> -	.bind = connector_bind,
> -	.unbind = connector_unbind,
> +	.bind	= connector_bind,
> +	.unbind	= connector_unbind,
>  };
>  
>  static ssize_t link_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
> @@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ bool usb4_usb3_port_match(struct device *usb4_port_dev,
>  	if (IS_ERR(nhi_fwnode))
>  		return false;
>  
> -	/* Check if USB3 fwnode references same NHI where USB4 port resides */

Why you are removing all these comments?

>  	if (!device_match_fwnode(&nhi->pdev->dev, nhi_fwnode))
>  		return false;
>  
> @@ -179,7 +178,6 @@ static ssize_t offline_store(struct device *dev,
>  	if (val == usb4->offline)
>  		goto out_unlock;
>  
> -	/* Offline mode works only for ports that are not connected */
>  	if (tb_port_has_remote(port)) {
>  		ret = -EBUSY;
>  		goto out_unlock;
> @@ -230,7 +228,6 @@ static ssize_t rescan_store(struct device *dev,
>  		goto out_rpm;
>  	}
>  
> -	/* Must be in offline mode already */
>  	if (!usb4->offline) {
>  		ret = -EINVAL;
>  		goto out_unlock;
> @@ -261,16 +258,12 @@ static umode_t service_attr_is_visible(struct kobject *kobj,
>  	struct device *dev = kobj_to_dev(kobj);
>  	struct usb4_port *usb4 = tb_to_usb4_port_device(dev);
>  
> -	/*
> -	 * Always need some platform help to cycle the modes so that
> -	 * retimers can be accessed through the sideband.
> -	 */
>  	return usb4->can_offline ? attr->mode : 0;
>  }
>  
>  static const struct attribute_group service_group = {
> -	.attrs = service_attrs,
> -	.is_visible = service_attr_is_visible,
> +	.attrs		= service_attrs,
> +	.is_visible	= service_attr_is_visible,
>  };
>  
>  static const struct attribute_group *usb4_port_device_groups[] = {
> @@ -282,14 +275,13 @@ static const struct attribute_group *usb4_port_device_groups[] = {
>  static void usb4_port_device_release(struct device *dev)
>  {
>  	struct usb4_port *usb4 = container_of(dev, struct usb4_port, dev);
> -
>  	kfree(usb4);
>  }
>  
>  const struct device_type usb4_port_device_type = {
> -	.name = "usb4_port",
> -	.groups = usb4_port_device_groups,
> -	.release = usb4_port_device_release,
> +	.name		= "usb4_port",
> +	.groups		= usb4_port_device_groups,
> +	.release	= usb4_port_device_release,
>  };
>  
>  /**
> @@ -324,6 +316,7 @@ struct usb4_port *usb4_port_device_add(struct tb_port *port)
>  	if (ret) {
>  		dev_err(&usb4->dev, "failed to add component\n");
>  		device_unregister(&usb4->dev);
> +		return ERR_PTR(ret);

I think this should actually just log an error but do not fail here or
unregister the port device because we can continue just fine without the
component.

>  	}
>  
>  	if (!tb_is_upstream_port(port))
> -- 
> 2.50.1 (Apple Git-155)