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

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Date:	Tue, 11 Mar 2014 10:03:24 +0000
From:	"Winkler, Tomas" <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
To:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	"trivial@...nel.org" <trivial@...nel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/4] mei: Don't log an error when the MEI device is
 quirked off



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Lutomirski [mailto:luto@...capital.net]
> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2014 20:58
> To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: trivial@...nel.org; Andy Lutomirski; Winkler, Tomas
> 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. */
>  	}


I would like to have at least some info/debug message logged, 
the issue was discovered on specific DELL machines and there is a little worry  
that on some systems it can be false positive.

Thanks
Tomas

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