Re: [PATCH v16 06/11] fw_cfg: handle fw_cfg_read_blob() error

[Michael S. Tsirkin]

> @@ -557,7 +566,10 @@ static int fw_cfg_sysfs_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  		goto err_probe;
>  
>  	/* get revision number, add matching top-level attribute */
> -	fw_cfg_read_blob(FW_CFG_ID, &rev, 0, sizeof(rev));
> +	err = fw_cfg_read_blob(FW_CFG_ID, &rev, 0, sizeof(rev));
> +	if (err < 0)
> +		goto err_probe;
> +
>  	fw_cfg_rev = le32_to_cpu(rev);
>  	err = sysfs_create_file(fw_cfg_top_ko, &fw_cfg_rev_attr.attr);
>  	if (err)

So on this one, maybe we should just drop this attribute.
Does anyone use it?
Removing it will speed up boot slightly.

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> 2.16.1.73.g5832b7e9f2