Re: [patch 12/12] input: use -ENOSPC instead of -ENOMEM in iforcewhen device full

[Anssi Hannula]

Randy.Dunlap wrote:
> On Tue, 30 May 2006 13:57:17 +0300 Anssi Hannula wrote:
> 
> 
>>Use -ENOSPC instead of -ENOMEM when the iforce device doesn't have enough free
>>memory for the new effect. All other drivers are already been using -ENOSPC,
>>so this makes the behaviour coherent.
> 
> 
> Could all of the others be wrong?
> 

They could.

> ENOSPC: No space left on device
> ENOMEM: Not enough space [!?!?!?] or Out of memory
> 

Hmm, I thought -ENOMEM is "Out of memory" and only to be used when the
system is out of memory, not some internal memory chip in external device.

Does someone have an idea which one should be used?

> 
>>Signed-off-by: Anssi Hannula <anssi.hannula@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>---
>> drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-ff.c |    8 ++++----
>> 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>>
>>Index: linux-2.6.17-rc4-git12/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-ff.c
>>===================================================================
>>--- linux-2.6.17-rc4-git12.orig/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-ff.c	2006-05-26 16:55:12.000000000 +0300
>>+++ linux-2.6.17-rc4-git12/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-ff.c	2006-05-26 16:57:13.000000000 +0300
>>@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static int make_magnitude_modifier(struc
>> 			iforce->device_memory.start, iforce->device_memory.end, 2L,
>> 			NULL, NULL)) {
>> 			mutex_unlock(&iforce->mem_mutex);
>>-			return -ENOMEM;
>>+			return -ENOSPC;
>> 		}
>> 		mutex_unlock(&iforce->mem_mutex);
>> 	}
>>@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static int make_period_modifier(struct i
>> 			iforce->device_memory.start, iforce->device_memory.end, 2L,
>> 			NULL, NULL)) {
>> 			mutex_unlock(&iforce->mem_mutex);
>>-			return -ENOMEM;
>>+			return -ENOSPC;
>> 		}
>> 		mutex_unlock(&iforce->mem_mutex);
>> 	}
>>@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static int make_envelope_modifier(struct
>> 			iforce->device_memory.start, iforce->device_memory.end, 2L,
>> 			NULL, NULL)) {
>> 			mutex_unlock(&iforce->mem_mutex);
>>-			return -ENOMEM;
>>+			return -ENOSPC;
>> 		}
>> 		mutex_unlock(&iforce->mem_mutex);
>> 	}
>>@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static int make_condition_modifier(struc
>> 			iforce->device_memory.start, iforce->device_memory.end, 2L,
>> 			NULL, NULL)) {
>> 			mutex_unlock(&iforce->mem_mutex);
>>-			return -ENOMEM;
>>+			return -ENOSPC;
>> 		}
>> 		mutex_unlock(&iforce->mem_mutex);
>> 	}
>>
>>--
> 
> 
> 
> ---
> ~Randy


-- 
Anssi Hannula

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