linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH-SPEAKUP 1/2] return same error value from spk_set_key

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Message-ID: <20170224173253.GA14908@kroah.com>
Date:   Fri, 24 Feb 2017 18:32:53 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     "Pranay Kr. Srivastava" <pranjas@...il.com>
Cc:     w.d.hubbs@...il.com, chris@...-brannons.com, kirk@...sers.ca,
        samuel.thibault@...-lyon.org, sfr@...b.auug.org.au,
        speakup@...ux-speakup.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH-SPEAKUP 1/2] return same error value from spk_set_key_info

On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 12:50:26PM +0530, Pranay Kr. Srivastava wrote:
> This patch makes spk_set_key_info return -EINVAL
> in case of failure instead of returning 4 different
> values for the type of error that occurred.
> 
> Print the offending values instead as debug message.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pranay Kr. Srivastava <pranjas@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/speakup/main.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++++--------
>  1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

Please fix the build errors and resend this series.

thanks,

greg k-h