Re: [KJ] forwarded errors

[Domen Puncer <domen@coderock.org>]

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On 26/07/05 09:30 +0200, Lo?c Martin wrote:
> kernel: 2.6.11.10
> 
> Hello
> 
> Currently writting down a pci driver, I notice that
> "pci_register_driver(&pci_driver)" don't forward my "probe" function
> errors.

Because you could have 0 devices at that time. And devices could be
added to system after pci_register_driver is called (think hotplug).

driver != device

> Actually errors are noticed in the kernel ring buffer but don't make
> pci_register_driver  fail. It returns a zero value in any case.
> I traced back to the kernel in order to try to understand this problem
> and find the "void driver_attach(struct device_driver * drv)" function
> in the "linux-2.6.11.10/drivers/base/bus.c" file which, obviously, can
> not returns an error.
> 
> So I just wish to know why this function only print this message :
> 
>                                /* driver matched but the probe failed */
>                                printk(KERN_WARNING
>                                    "%s: probe of %s failed with error %d\n",
>                                    drv->name, dev->bus_id, error);
> 
> but don't return the error.
> Actually I don't understand why the module is loaded (because
> pci_register_driver, which is called during __init, don't fail) while
> my pci card could not have been initialized by "probe" function
> because it failed for such reasons.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> -- 
> Lo?c 
> -------------------
> hardware, n:
>       The parts of a computer system that can be kicked.
> 
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