linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/4] f2fs: return proper error from start_gc

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Date:	Thu, 23 May 2013 22:58:22 +0900
From:	Namjae Jeon <linkinjeon@...il.com>
To:	jaegeuk.kim@...sung.com
Cc:	linux-f2fs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Namjae Jeon <linkinjeon@...il.com>,
	Namjae Jeon <namjae.jeon@...sung.com>,
	Amit Sahrawat <a.sahrawat@...sung.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] f2fs: return proper error from start_gc_thread

From: Namjae Jeon <namjae.jeon@...sung.com>

when there is an error from kthread_run, then return proper error
rather than returning -ENOMEM.

Signed-off-by: Namjae Jeon <namjae.jeon@...sung.com>
Signed-off-by: Amit Sahrawat <a.sahrawat@...sung.com>
---
 fs/f2fs/gc.c |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/f2fs/gc.c b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
index 25b083c..03d5ba1 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ int start_gc_thread(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
 	if (IS_ERR(gc_th->f2fs_gc_task)) {
 		kfree(gc_th);
 		sbi->gc_thread = NULL;
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return PTR_ERR(gc_th->f2fs_gc_task);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
-- 
1.7.9.5

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