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From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>
To: Zach Brown <zab@zabbo.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] pci_dma_set_mask()
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 11:26:10 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3A9D26A2.14563DE1@mandrakesoft.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20010228103727.I23735@tetsuo.zabbo.net>

Zach Brown wrote:
> +int
> +pci_set_dma_mask(struct pci_dev *dev, dma_addr_t mask)
> +{
> +    if(! pci_dma_supported(dev, mask))
> +        return 0;
> +
> +    dev->dma_mask = mask;
> +
> +    return 1;
> +}

pci_dma_supported has a boolean return, but the kernel norm is to return
zero on success, and -EFOO on error.  I like your proposal with the
extremely minor nit that I think pci_set_dma_mask should return ENODEV
or EIO or something on error, and zero on success.

	Jeff



-- 
Jeff Garzik       | "You see, in this world there's two kinds of
Building 1024     |  people, my friend: Those with loaded guns
MandrakeSoft      |  and those who dig. You dig."  --Blondie

  reply	other threads:[~2001-02-28 16:26 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-02-28 15:37 Zach Brown
2001-02-28 16:26 ` Jeff Garzik [this message]
2001-02-28 21:14   ` Zach Brown
2001-02-28 23:23   ` David S. Miller
2001-02-28 23:37     ` Zach Brown

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