linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] firmware: google: make coreboot driver's remove callback return void

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Date:   Tue, 9 Feb 2021 12:13:00 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Uwe Kleine-König <uwe@...ine-koenig.org>
Cc:     Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>,
        "Gustavo A . R . Silva" <gustavo@...eddedor.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] firmware: google: make coreboot driver's remove callback
 return void

On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 10:53:39PM +0100, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> All coreboot drivers return 0 unconditionally in their remove callback.
> Also the device core ignores the return value of the struct
> bus_type::remove(), so make the coreboot remove callback return void
> instead of giving driver authors the illusion they could return an error
> code here.
> 
> All drivers are adapted accordingly.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <uwe@...ine-koenig.org>
> ---
> Hello,
> 
> there is no registerd maintainer of this code. I assume so Greg will
> pick this up?!

Now picked up, thanks.

greg k-h