Re: [PATCH v5 2/9] mfd: omap-usb-host: Get clocks based on hardware revision

From: Arnd Bergmann
Date: Fri Jan 10 2014 - 09:13:58 EST


On Friday 10 January 2014, Lee Jones wrote:
> >
> > - need_logic_fck = false;
> > + /* Set all clocks as invalid to begin with */
> > + omap->ehci_logic_fck = omap->init_60m_fclk = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
> > + omap->utmi_p1_gfclk = omap->utmi_p2_gfclk = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
> > + omap->xclk60mhsp1_ck = omap->xclk60mhsp2_ck = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
>
> I don't think this is the correct error code.
>
> -EINVAL means 'invalid parameter'.
>
> You probably want -ENODEV or -ENOSYS ('function not implemented'
> probably isn't ideal either tbh, but you get the idea). Perhaps you
> can set them as NULL and check for IS_ERR_OR_NULL() instead?

I think ENODEV is ok here, I'd much prefer this over IS_ERR_OR_NULL().

Arnd
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