linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/4] mei: Don't log an error when the MEI device is quirked off

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Date:	Sat,  8 Mar 2014 10:58:12 -0800
From:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	trivial@...nel.org, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] mei: Don't log an error when the MEI device is quirked off

If an administrator wants to use MEI, they can search the logs for
'mei'.  Otherwise they don't need a glaring reminder that their
hardware doesn't actually support MEI.

Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
---
 drivers/misc/mei/pci-me.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/pci-me.c b/drivers/misc/mei/pci-me.c
index ddadd08..809021e 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/pci-me.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/pci-me.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static int mei_me_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	if (!mei_me_quirk_probe(pdev, ent)) {
 		err = -ENODEV;
-		goto end;
+		return err;  /* No point in logging an error. */
 	}
 
 	/* enable pci dev */
-- 
1.8.5.3

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