linux-kernel - Re: Driver timeout

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0607281304580.5357@chaos.analogic.com>
Date:	Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:06:13 -0400
From:	"linux-os \(Dick Johnson\)" <linux-os@...logic.com>
To:	"Alan Cox" <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	"Linux kernel" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Larson, Greg" <GLarson@...logic.com>
Subject: Re: Driver timeout

On Fri, 28 Jul 2006, Alan Cox wrote:

> Ar Gwe, 2006-07-28 am 11:54 -0400, ysgrifennodd linux-os (Dick Johnson):
>>
>> Hello list,
>> What is the correct error code for a driver to return if
>> the requested operation timed out?
>
> If the operation is blocking then
> 	ETIMEDOUT - if a timeout occurred
>
> possibly also
> 	ETIME	  - if a timer of some kind expired
>
> If you know why it timed out you may want to return that instead to
> provide more information (eg the net code returns things like 'Host
> down')
>

Okay, thanks. We are trying to standardize everything here.

Also, thanks to the others who answered.

Cheers,
Dick Johnson
Penguin : Linux version 2.6.16.24 on an i686 machine (5592.62 BogoMips).
New book: http://www.AbominableFirebug.com/
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