linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 33/63] clocksource/drivers/time-armada-370-xp: Convert init function to return error

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Message-ID: <5763A4F4.30102@nvidia.com>
Date:	Fri, 17 Jun 2016 08:21:24 +0100
From:	Jon Hunter <jonathanh@...dia.com>
To:	Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>, <tglx@...utronix.de>
CC:	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>,
	Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>,
	Alexandre Courbot <gnurou@...il.com>,
	"open list:TEGRA ARCHITECTUR..." <linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 33/63] clocksource/drivers/time-armada-370-xp: Convert
 init function to return error


On 16/06/16 22:26, 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/tegra20_timer.c | 28 ++++++++++++++++------------
>  1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

The $subject does not appear to match with the driver you are modifying
here.

Cheers
Jon

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