linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] crypto: caam: fix error reporting

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Date:	Wed, 5 Nov 2014 11:27:37 +0200
From:	Cristian Stoica <cristian.stoica@...escale.com>
To:	Kim Phillips <kim.phillips@...escale.com>
CC:	<herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
	<linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<horia.geanta@...escale.com>, <marex@...x.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: caam: fix error reporting

Hi Kim,

On 11/04/2014 06:57 PM, Kim Phillips wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Nov 2014 10:57:57 +0200
> Cristian Stoica <cristian.stoica@...escale.com> wrote:

>> Do you want me to drop the patch and pretend there is nothing to see?
> 
> no, fixing potential bugs preemptively is fine; I'd just like to
> know that's the case: it wasn't clear from the original commit
> message whether the problem occurred on a new h/w revision, in which
> case I'd have like to have seen the driver updated with support for
> the new error codes.

This is a preemptive fix. I did not see a problem in the field with any
hardware, recent or old.

Cristian S.
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