linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] blktrace: perform cleanup after setup error

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Date:	Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:46:59 +0100
From:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
To:	Dmitry Monakhov <dmonakhov@...nvz.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] blktrace: perform cleanup after setup error

On Sat, Feb 27 2010, Dmitry Monakhov wrote:
> Currently even if BLKTRACESETUP ioctl has failed user must call
> BLKTRACETEARDOWN to be shure what all staff was cleaned, which
> is contr-intuitive.
> Let's setup ioctl make necessery cleanup by it self.

This makes more sense, we should return in with a known state (enabled
or not). Applied.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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