Re: [PATCH] crypto: atmel-sha204a - fail on hwrng registration error in probe path
From: Herbert Xu
Date: Fri May 22 2026 - 08:57:15 EST
On Sun, May 17, 2026 at 06:27:40PM +0200, Thorsten Blum wrote:
> Commit 13909a0c8897 ("crypto: atmel-sha204a - provide the otp content")
> overwrote the hwrng registration return value when creating the sysfs
> group, which allowed atmel_sha204a_probe() to succeed even if
> devm_hwrng_register() failed.
>
> Return immediately when devm_hwrng_register() fails, and report both
> hwrng and sysfs registration errors with dev_err(). Adjust the sysfs
> error log message for consistency.
>
> Fixes: 13909a0c8897 ("crypto: atmel-sha204a - provide the otp content")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/crypto/atmel-sha204a.c | 8 +++++---
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
Patch applied. Thanks.
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