linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] gpio / ACPI: fix returned error from acpi_dev_gpio_irq

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Date:   Wed, 12 Oct 2016 18:47:04 +0200
From:   Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...il.com>
To:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Alexandre Courbot <gnurou@...il.com>,
        Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...el.com>
Cc:     David Arcari <darcari@...hat.com>, linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gpio / ACPI: fix returned error from acpi_dev_gpio_irq_get()

On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 6:40 PM, Benjamin Tissoires
<benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com> wrote:
> From: David Arcari <darcari@...hat.com>
>
> acpi_dev_gpio_irq_get() currently ignores the error returned
> by acpi_get_gpiod_by_index() and overwrites it with -ENOENT.
>
> Problem is this error can be -EPROBE_DEFER, which just blows
> up some drivers when the module ordering is not correct.
>
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: David Arcari <darcari@...hat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>
> ---
>
> Hi David,
>
> I am planning on sending this to the list, any last minute comments?

Of course, I forgot to remove our internal sync comment.
David's answer was "No.  This looks good to me.", so I just went ahead
and send the patch.

Cheers,
Benjamin