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SubjectRe: [PATCH] platform: x86: hp_wireless: Inform the user if hp_wireless_input_setup()/add() fails
On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 12:14:27AM +0200, Giedrius Statkevicius wrote:
> In hpwl_add() there is a unused variable err to which we assign the
> result of hp_wireless_input_setup() but we don't do anything depending
> on the result so print out a message that informs the user if add()
> (hp_wireless_input_setup()) fails since acpi_device_probe() doesn't
> print anything in this case.
>
> Signed-off-by: Giedrius Statkevicius <giedriuswork@gmail.com>
> ---
> drivers/platform/x86/hp-wireless.c | 3 +++
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/hp-wireless.c b/drivers/platform/x86/hp-wireless.c
> index 415348f..4e4cc8b 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/hp-wireless.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/hp-wireless.c
> @@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ static int hpwl_add(struct acpi_device *device)
> int err;
>
> err = hp_wireless_input_setup();
> + if (err)
> + pr_err("Failed to setup hp wireless hotkeys\n");
> +

I don't think there's need for that. Just do:

return hp_wireless_input_setup();

and drop err completely.

The upper layer which calls the ->add() method should propagate the
error properly.

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Regards/Gruss,
Boris.

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