cpu/esp32/include/periph_cpu.h overrides the default definition of adc_res_t from periph/adc with a definition which contains only four resolution, two new resolutions and two resolutions defined by the default definition of adc_res_t. This gives compilation errors if an application uses other resolutions. According to the documentation, adc_sample should return -1 if the resolution is not supported. All other CPUs override adc_res_t either to add new resolutions or to mark resolutions as unsupported. But they all allow to use them at the interface. Therefore, esp32 overrides now the definition of adc_res_t with all resolutions that are defined by the default definition of adc_res_t and new platform specific resolutions. It returns -1 if a resolution is used in adc_sample that is not supported.