linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 08/12] block/swim: Don't log an error message for an invalid ioctl

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Date:   Tue, 10 Apr 2018 11:27:51 +1000 (AEST)
From:   Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>
To:     Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
cc:     Laurent Vivier <lvivier@...hat.com>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        linux-m68k <linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/12] block/swim: Don't log an error message for an
 invalid ioctl

On Mon, 9 Apr 2018, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:

> On Sun, Apr 1, 2018 at 3:41 AM, Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au> wrote:
> > The 'eject' shell command may send various different ioctl commands.
> > This leads to error messages on the console even though the FDEJECT
> > ioctl succeeds.
> >
> > ~# eject floppy
> > SWIM floppy_ioctl: unknown cmd 21257
> > SWIM floppy_ioctl: unknown cmd 1
> >
> > Don't log an error message for an invalid ioctl, just do as the
> > swim3 driver does and return -ENOTTY.
> >
> > Cc: Laurent Vivier <lvivier@...hat.com>
> > Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
> > Tested-by: Stan Johnson <userm57@...oo.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>
> 
> Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
> 
> Looks like amiflop can use a similar fix.
> 

Right. I'll prepare a new patch for that and send it separately.

-- 

> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
> 
>                         Geert
> 
>