linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 62/63] clocksource/drivers/oxnas-rps: Convert init function to return error

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Date:	Fri, 17 Jun 2016 08:58:28 +0200
From:	Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@...libre.com>
To:	Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>, tglx@...utronix.de
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"moderated list:ARM/OXNAS platfor..." 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 62/63] clocksource/drivers/oxnas-rps: Convert init
 function to return error

On 06/16/2016 11:27 PM, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> The init functions do not return any error. They behave as the following:
> 
>   - panic, thus leading to a kernel crash while another timer may work and
>        make the system boot up correctly
> 
>   or
> 
>   - print an error and let the caller unaware if the state of the system
> 
> Change that by converting the init functions to return an error conforming
> to the CLOCKSOURCE_OF_RET prototype.
> 
> Proper error handling (rollback, errno value) will be changed later case
> by case, thus this change just return back an error or success in the init
> function.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
> ---
>  drivers/clocksource/timer-oxnas-rps.c | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++-------------
>  1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

Acked-by: Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@...libre.com>

Thanks,
Neil