Re: [PATCH 1/3] [MTD] physmap.c: Check return of platform_device_register()

From: Zev Weiss
Date: Sat Sep 13 2008 - 07:27:45 EST


Lennert Buytenhek wrote:
On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 11:32:58PM -0700, Zev Weiss wrote:

The PHYSMAP_COMPAT code had been ignoring the return value of
platform_device_register() in the physmap_init() function.

Signed-off-by: Zev Weiss <zevweiss@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/mtd/maps/physmap.c | 2 +-
1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/physmap.c b/drivers/mtd/maps/physmap.c
index 42d844f..6fba0d4 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/physmap.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/physmap.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static int __init physmap_init(void)
err = platform_driver_register(&physmap_flash_driver);
#ifdef PHYSMAP_COMPAT
if (err == 0)
- platform_device_register(&physmap_flash);
+ err = platform_device_register(&physmap_flash);
#endif

I don't think you want the registration of the physmap driver to fail
if the compat platform device fails to register.

One reason that the compat platform device can fail to register can be
that there is already a non-compat platform device for the compat flash
chip, and in that case I don't think you want to fail the driver init
(while leaving the physmap_flash_driver registered, too!).


Chalk another one up to ignorance on my part...sounds like a nak all 'round.
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