Re: [PATCH] powerpc/powernv: use appropiate error code

[Christophe Leroy]

Le 01/09/2023 à 19:19, mirimmad@xxxxxxxxxxx a écrit :
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> From: Immad Mir <mirimmad17@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> -1 is not a valid error code. This patch replaces it with -EPERM.

Can you explain how it will work ?
In scom_debug_init() rc is built by oring the value returned by 
scom_debug_init_one().
What will be the result when oring some valid values with -EPERM ?
It was working well with -1 because when you or -1 with anything you get 
-1 as result. But with your change I don't think it will work.

Christophe

> 
> Signed-off-by: Immad Mir <mirimmad17@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>   arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-xscom.c | 4 ++--
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-xscom.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-xscom.c
> index 262cd6fac..ce4b089dd 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-xscom.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-xscom.c
> @@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ static int scom_debug_init_one(struct dentry *root, struct device_node *dn,
>          if (IS_ERR(dir)) {
>                  kfree(ent->path.data);
>                  kfree(ent);
> -               return -1;
> +               return -EPERM;
>          }
> 
>          debugfs_create_blob("devspec", 0400, dir, &ent->path);
> @@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static int scom_debug_init(void)
> 
>          root = debugfs_create_dir("scom", arch_debugfs_dir);
>          if (IS_ERR(root))
> -               return -1;
> +               return -EPERM;
> 
>          rc = 0;
>          for_each_node_with_property(dn, "scom-controller") {
> --
> 2.40.0
>