Re: [PATCH] input: trackpoint: return proper error value

From: Dmitry Torokhov
Date: Fri Jan 21 2011 - 02:37:08 EST


On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 11:45:30AM -0300, Davidlohr Bueso wrote:
> From: Davidlohr Bueso <dave@xxxxxxx>
>
> If sysfs_create_group() returns an error, we should return it in trackpoint_detect(), instead of -1.
>
> Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso <dave@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/input/mouse/trackpoint.c | 2 +-
> 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/trackpoint.c b/drivers/input/mouse/trackpoint.c
> index 54b2fa8..e8b7c3f 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/mouse/trackpoint.c
> +++ b/drivers/input/mouse/trackpoint.c
> @@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ int trackpoint_detect(struct psmouse *psmouse, bool set_properties)
> error);
> kfree(psmouse->private);
> psmouse->private = NULL;
> - return -1;
> + return error;

This is not the only place where we return -1 in place of proper error
code in that driver. Care to update all of them?

Thanks.

--
Dmitry
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