[PATCH] gpiolib: Don't return -EPROBE_DEFER to sysfs, or for invalid gpios

[Mathias Nyman]

gpios requested with invalid numbers, or gpios requested from userspace via sysfs
should not try to be deferred on failure.

Signed-off-by: Mathias Nyman <mathias.nyman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c |   10 +++++++---
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 141f793..b59d240 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -651,9 +651,11 @@ static ssize_t export_store(struct class *class,
 	 */
 
 	status = gpio_request(gpio, "sysfs");
-	if (status < 0)
+	if (status < 0) {
+		if (status == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			status = -ENODEV;
 		goto done;
-
+	}
 	status = gpio_export(gpio, true);
 	if (status < 0)
 		gpio_free(gpio);
@@ -1220,8 +1222,10 @@ int gpio_request(unsigned gpio, const char *label)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&gpio_lock, flags);
 
-	if (!gpio_is_valid(gpio))
+	if (!gpio_is_valid(gpio)) {
+		status = -EINVAL;
 		goto done;
+	}
 	desc = &gpio_desc[gpio];
 	chip = desc->chip;
 	if (chip == NULL)
-- 
1.7.4.1

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