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Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2016 20:10:18 -0700
From: Eric Anholt <eric@...olt.net>
To: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
daniel.lezcano@...aro.org, tglx@...utronix.de
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>,
Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>,
"moderated list\:BROADCOM BCM2835..."
<linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
"moderated list\:BROADCOM BCM2835..."
<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 13/63] clocksource/drivers/bcm2835_timer: Convert init function to return error
Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org> writes:
> The init functions do not return any error. They behave as the following:
>
> - panic, thus leading to a kernel crash while another timer may work and
> make the system boot up correctly
>
> or
>
> - print an error and let the caller unaware if the state of the system
>
> Change that by converting the init functions to return an error conforming
> to the CLOCKSOURCE_OF_RET prototype.
>
> Proper error handling (rollback, errno value) will be changed later case
> by case, thus this change just return back an error or success in the init
> function.
>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
For the bcm2835 changes here and in 63/63:
Acked-by: Eric Anholt <eric@...olt.net>
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