linux-kernel - question on error return if poll is interrupted

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Message-Id: <200807251141.14638.oliver@neukum.org>
Date:	Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:41:14 +0200
From:	Oliver Neukum <oliver@...kum.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: question on error return if poll is interrupted

Hi,

is this code from the gspca driver correct:

	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&gspca_dev->queue_lock) != 0)
		return POLLERR;

Shouldn't poll() return -EINTR ?

	Regards
		Oliver
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