linux-kernel - [PATCH] pinctrl: return -ENOMEM instead of -EINVAL for kasprintf() failure

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Date:	Wed, 25 May 2016 20:14:13 +0900
From:	Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
To:	linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] pinctrl: return -ENOMEM instead of -EINVAL for kasprintf() failure

-ENOMEM is more suitable error code because kasprintf() fails
in case of memory shortage.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
---

 drivers/pinctrl/pinmux.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinmux.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinmux.c
index d94d76c..ece7028 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinmux.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinmux.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ int pinmux_request_gpio(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 	/* Conjure some name stating what chip and pin this is taken by */
 	owner = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s:%d", range->name, gpio);
 	if (!owner)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ret = pin_request(pctldev, pin, owner, range);
 	if (ret < 0)
-- 
1.9.1