linux-kernel - [PATCH RFCv3 13/17] [media] dvb-bt8xx: Don't return -EFAULT when a device is not found

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Date:	Wed, 6 Jul 2011 15:03:59 -0300
From:	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...hat.com>
To:	unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input)
Cc:	Linux Media Mailing List <linux-media@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH RFCv3 13/17] [media] dvb-bt8xx: Don't return -EFAULT when a
 device is not found

When a device (or their PCI structs) are not found, the error should
be -ENODEV. -EFAULT is reserved for errors while copying arguments
from/to userspace.

Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...hat.com>

diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/dvb-bt8xx.c b/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/dvb-bt8xx.c
index 1e1106d..521d691 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/dvb-bt8xx.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/dvb-bt8xx.c
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ static int __devinit dvb_bt8xx_probe(struct bttv_sub_device *sub)
 	if (!(bttv_pci_dev = bttv_get_pcidev(card->bttv_nr))) {
 		printk("dvb_bt8xx: no pci device for card %d\n", card->bttv_nr);
 		kfree(card);
-		return -EFAULT;
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	if (!(card->bt = dvb_bt8xx_878_match(card->bttv_nr, bttv_pci_dev))) {
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ static int __devinit dvb_bt8xx_probe(struct bttv_sub_device *sub)
 		       "installed, try removing it.\n");
 
 		kfree(card);
-		return -EFAULT;
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	mutex_init(&card->bt->gpio_lock);
-- 
1.7.1


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