linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 3/7] vfio: platform: introduce module_vfio_reset

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Date:	Fri, 23 Oct 2015 15:09:04 +0200
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Cc:	Eric Auger <eric.auger@...aro.org>, eric.auger@...com,
	alex.williamson@...hat.com, b.reynal@...tualopensystems.com,
	kvmarm@...ts.cs.columbia.edu, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, christoffer.dall@...aro.org,
	patches@...aro.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/7] vfio: platform: introduce module_vfio_reset_handler macro

On Friday 23 October 2015 14:37:11 Eric Auger wrote:
> +static int __init reset ## _module_init(void)                  \
> +{                                                              \
> +       vfio_platform_register_reset(compat, reset);            \
> +       return 0;                                               \
> +};                                                             \
> 

I would make this 'return vfio_platform_register_reset(...)', so loading
the driver fails if the handler cannot get registered. Alternatively,
change the return type of vfio_platform_register_reset to 'void'
so it can never fail.

	Arnd
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