Re: [PATCH] bluetooth: use PTR_RET instead of IS_ERR + PTR_ERR

From: Silviu Popescu
Date: Mon Mar 18 2013 - 14:13:58 EST


On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 8:05 PM, Silviu Popescu
<silviupopescu1990@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 11:31 AM, David Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> From: Silviu-Mihai Popescu <silviupopescu1990@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:13:15 +0200
>>
>>> @@ -590,10 +590,7 @@ int __init bt_sysfs_init(void)
>>> bt_debugfs = debugfs_create_dir("bluetooth", NULL);
>>>
>>> bt_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "bluetooth");
>>> - if (IS_ERR(bt_class))
>>> - return PTR_ERR(bt_class);
>>> -
>>> - return 0;
>>> + return PTR_RET(bt_class)
>>
>> Don't bother submitting patches you aren't even going to try
>> to compile.
>>
>> I'm rejecting all of your current submissions. Resubmit them
>> when you feel like typing 'make' from time to time.
>>
>>
>
> Sorry for the trouble caused and sorry for the late reply.
> That being said, I'd like to understand a bit better what exactly I messed up.
> I've just pulled the latest revision of the mainline kernel and made
> the changes in this patch.
> I've tried with make defconfig (which would be x86_64_defconfig in my
> case), followed by
> make menuconfig to select the bluetooth options and make allyesconfig.
> Both defconfig and allyesconfig compile successfully on my system.
> Would you be so kind as to tell me what error you have encountered?
> Or perhaps enlighten me as to what I'm still doing wrong. I'd like to
> learn from my mistakes.

Please ignore this gratuitous stupidity.
The right patch was applied locally, the wrong one sent to the list.
I'll resubmit the proper one.

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Silviu Popescu
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