linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/6] efi/fdt: Fix handling error value in fdt_find_uefi

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Date:   Tue, 30 Aug 2016 11:07:42 +0100
From:   Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>
To:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Andrzej Hajda <a.hajda@...sung.com>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
        Leif Lindholm <leif.lindholm@...aro.org>,
        Mark Salter <msalter@...hat.com>,
        Shannon Zhao <shannon.zhao@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6] efi/fdt: Fix handling error value in
 fdt_find_uefi_params

On Mon, 22 Aug, at 06:45:08PM, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> * Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > From: Andrzej Hajda <a.hajda@...sung.com>
> > 
> > of_get_flat_dt_subnode_by_name can return negative value in case of error.
> 
> ... which is a problem because <X>, and we solve it by doing <Y>?

Andrzej, could you please provide an answer to Ingo's question?