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

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Message-ID: <CACRpkdZ97=TuKLa-UOSfCiCGdK7JAkb_GH8g_RTU_-yeh8bwhg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 31 May 2016 10:33:24 +0200
From:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:	Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
Cc:	"linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: return -ENOMEM instead of -EINVAL for
 kasprintf() failure

On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 1:14 PM, Masahiro Yamada
<yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com> wrote:

> -ENOMEM is more suitable error code because kasprintf() fails
> in case of memory shortage.
>
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>

Obviously correct.

Patch applied.

Yours,
Linus Walleij