linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] regulator: drivers: fix return value of get

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Date:	Thu, 24 Jul 2014 15:15:25 +0530
From:	Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@...dia.com>
To:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
	Charles Keepax <ckeepax@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
CC:	"milo.kim@...com" <milo.kim@...com>,
	"support.opensource@...semi.com" <support.opensource@...semi.com>,
	"patches@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com" 
	<patches@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>,
	"lgirdwood@...il.com" <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] regulator: drivers: fix return value of get_mode callback

Hi Mark
On Monday 14 July 2014 11:31 PM, Mark Brown wrote:
> * PGP Signed by an unknown key
>
> On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 12:57:18PM +0100, Charles Keepax wrote:
>> On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 04:03:17PM +0530, Laxman Dewangan wrote:
> It's because it's returning something defined as a bitmask, though since
> we don't even have enough modes for 8 bits that's not really a strong
> reason and we should just be returning an error code as everyone is
> clearly already assuming we do.
>
Just to confirm, do you want to change the return type of get_mode() to 
"int" instead of
unsigned int? And then return proper error type?

In this case I think it should be single patch (core + driver).

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