netdev - Re: [PATCH] IRDA: Fix genlmsg_put() return value check.

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Date:	Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:18:01 +0200
From:	"Julius Volz" <juliusv@...gle.com>
To:	"Patrick McHardy" <kaber@...sh.net>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] IRDA: Fix genlmsg_put() return value check.

On Tue, Jun 24, 2008, Patrick McHardy wrote:
> Yes, all those should be using ENOSPC as well. nl80211 returns
> inconsistent errors currently (-1/EMSGSIZE), but doesn't propagate
> them back to userspace. That should probably be fixed as well.
>
> Actually I was wrong, its EMSGSIZE, not ENOSPC that should be
> returned, its more fitting and what other netlink users do as
> well.

Thanks, I will use that then!

Julius

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