Re: [PATCH] notifier: Return an error when a callback has already been registered

From: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
Date: Thu Dec 02 2021 - 09:32:13 EST


On 2021-12-02 15:23:36 [+0100], Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 02, 2021 at 03:16:30PM +0100, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior wrote:
> > > while ((*nl) != NULL) {
> > > - if (unlikely((*nl) == n)) {
> > > - WARN(1, "double register detected");
> > > - return 0;
> >
> > This could be s/0/-EEXIST/ or do I miss something?
>
> It is...

> > > - }
> > > + if (unlikely((*nl) == n))
> > > + return -EEXIST;
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> ... right here.

I meant without the extra function. I'm fine either way, just curious :)

Sebastian