> The parameter 'dev' of st_lsm6dsx_probe() isn't been
> checked before used, including when st_lsm6dsx_probe() is called.
> Therefore, it might be better to check, just in case.
> 
> Fixes: 290a6ce ("iio: imu: add support to lsm6dsx driver")
> Signed-off-by: Jiasheng Jiang <jiasheng@iscas.ac.cn>
> ---
>  drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
> index 7cedaab..7b4754d 100644
> --- a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
> @@ -2199,6 +2199,8 @@ int st_lsm6dsx_probe(struct device *dev, int irq, int hw_id,
>  	const char *name = NULL;
>  	int i, err;
>  
> +	if (!dev)
> +		return -ENOMEM;

can this really happen? dev is a structure (not a pointer) in i2c_client or
spi_device.

Regards,
Lorenzo

>  	hw = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*hw), GFP_KERNEL);
>  	if (!hw)
>  		return -ENOMEM;
> -- 
> 2.7.4
>