linux-kernel - [PATCH] usbip: tools usbip_attach: Fix cryptic error messages

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Message-Id: <20180227222356.23245-1-shuahkh@osg.samsung.com>
Date:   Tue, 27 Feb 2018 15:23:55 -0700
From:   Shuah Khan <shuahkh@....samsung.com>
To:     valentina.manea.m@...il.com, shuah@...nel.org,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Cc:     Shuah Khan <shuahkh@....samsung.com>, yuyang.du@...el.com,
        k.opasiak@...sung.com, nobuo.iwata@...ixerox.co.jp,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] usbip: tools usbip_attach: Fix cryptic error messages

Attach device error message is cryptic and useless. Fix it to be
informative.

Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <shuahkh@....samsung.com>
---
 tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_attach.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_attach.c b/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_attach.c
index 7f07b2d50f59..f60738735398 100644
--- a/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_attach.c
+++ b/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_attach.c
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ static int attach_device(char *host, char *busid)
 
 	rhport = query_import_device(sockfd, busid);
 	if (rhport < 0) {
-		err("query");
+		err("Attach request for Device %s. Is this device exported?",
+		    busid);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-- 
2.14.1