[PATCH 5/5] driver core: let dev_set_drvdata return int instead of void as it can fail

viresh kumar viresh.kumar at st.com
Wed Apr 6 06:10:26 EDT 2011


On 04/06/2011 02:54 PM, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig at pengutronix.de>
> ---
> Hello,
> 
> I wasn't sure what to return when dev_set_drvdata is called with
> dev=NULL.  I choosed 0, but -EINVAL would be OK for me, too. What do you
> think?

Uwe,

I feel -EINVAL would be more appropriate here.
Return value of 0 would mean drvdata is set properly, which is not the case.

Otherwise, patch series looks fine to me. Please add my reviewed-by for all patches.

Reviewed-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar at st.com>

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viresh



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