linux-kernel - Re: [patch] PCI: check the return value of device_create_bin_file() in pci_create

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Date:	Thu, 7 Aug 2008 09:50:50 -0700
From:	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>
To:	Simon Horman <horms@...ge.net.au>
Cc:	Michael Ellerman <michael@...erman.id.au>,
	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>,
	Sven Wegener <sven.wegener@...aler.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] PCI: check the return value of device_create_bin_file() in pci_create_bus()

On Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:56 pm Simon Horman wrote:
> Check the return value of device_create_bin_file in pci_create_bus and
> unwind if necessary. Don't propagate error to caller, as failure to create
> these files shouldn't prevent PCI from being initialised. Instead, just
> log a warning.
>
> Cc: Sven Wegener <sven.wegener@...aler.net>
> Cc: Michael Ellerman <michael@...erman.id.au>
> Cc: Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>
> Signed-off-by: Simon Horman <horms@...ge.net.au>

Applied, thanks for your persistence, Simon! :)

Thanks,
Jesse
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