linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 01/16] dma-mapping: Allow map_sg() ops to return negative error codes

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Date:   Fri, 16 Jul 2021 08:29:28 +0200
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To:     Logan Gunthorpe <logang@...tatee.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mips@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        linux-s390@...r.kernel.org, sparclinux@...r.kernel.org,
        iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org, linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org,
        xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org, Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>,
        Robin Murphy <robin.murphy@....com>,
        Stephen Bates <sbates@...thlin.com>,
        Martin Oliveira <martin.oliveira@...eticom.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 01/16] dma-mapping: Allow map_sg() ops to return
 negative error codes

On Thu, Jul 15, 2021 at 10:45:29AM -0600, Logan Gunthorpe wrote:
> +	 * dma_map_sgtable() will return the error code returned and convert
> +	 * a zero return (for legacy implementations) into -EINVAL.
> +	 *
> +	 * dma_map_sg() will always return zero on any negative or zero
> +	 * return to satisfy its own calling convention.
>  	 */

I don't think this belongs here.

> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_map_sgtable);

EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL, please.