linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] MTD: m25p80: fix write return value.

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Date:	Thu, 30 Apr 2015 23:37:58 +0200
From:	Michal Suchanek <hramrach@...il.com>
To:	Marek Vasut <marex@...x.de>
Cc:	linux-sunxi <linux-sunxi@...glegroups.com>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>,
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	Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
	Huang Shijie <b32955@...escale.com>,
	Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@...il.com>,
	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>,
	Alison Chaiken <alison_chaiken@...tor.com>,
	Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>,
	Bean Huo 霍斌斌 (beanhuo) 
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] MTD: m25p80: fix write return value.

On 30 April 2015 at 20:43, Marek Vasut <marex@...x.de> wrote:
> On Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 03:33:47 PM, Michal Suchanek wrote:
>> The size of written data was added to user supplied value rather than
>> written at the provided address.
>
> You might want to work on the commit message a little, something like
> the following, but feel free to reword as seen fit.
>
> The 'retlen' points to a variable representing the number of data bytes
> written/read (see include/linux/mtd/mtd.h) by the current invocation of
> the function. This variable must be set, not incremented.
>
> Otherwise, the patch is correct I believe:
>
> Acked-by: Marek Vasut <marex@...x.de>
>

ok, I will send an updated version.

Thanks

Michal
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