Re: [PATCH V2 33/63] clocksource/drivers/time-armada-370-xp: Convert init function to return error

From: Jon Hunter
Date: Fri Jun 17 2016 - 03:21:34 EST



On 16/06/16 22:26, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> The init functions do not return any error. They behave as the following:
>
> - panic, thus leading to a kernel crash while another timer may work and
> make the system boot up correctly
>
> or
>
> - print an error and let the caller unaware if the state of the system
>
> Change that by converting the init functions to return an error conforming
> to the CLOCKSOURCE_OF_RET prototype.
>
> Proper error handling (rollback, errno value) will be changed later case
> by case, thus this change just return back an error or success in the init
> function.
>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/clocksource/tegra20_timer.c | 28 ++++++++++++++++------------
> 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

The $subject does not appear to match with the driver you are modifying
here.

Cheers
Jon

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