linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/5] misc: pci_endpoint_test: Fix the return value of IOCTL

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Date:   Fri, 19 Aug 2022 17:20:40 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Manivannan Sadhasivam <manivannan.sadhasivam@...aro.org>
Cc:     kishon@...com, lpieralisi@...nel.org, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mie@...l.co.jp, kw@...ux.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] misc: pci_endpoint_test: Fix the return value of
 IOCTL

On Fri, Aug 19, 2022 at 08:20:15PM +0530, Manivannan Sadhasivam wrote:
> IOCTLs are supposed to return 0 for success and negative error codes for
> failure. Currently, this driver is returning 0 for failure and 1 for
> success, that's not correct. Hence, fix it!
> 
> Signed-off-by: Manivannan Sadhasivam <manivannan.sadhasivam@...aro.org>

This needs to come first in the series, along with a Fixes: tag, and a
 cc: stable tag so that it can be properly backported and fixed up
everywhere.

thanks,

greg k-h