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* [PATCH] of: Documentation: Correct return value from of_overlay_fdt_apply
@ 2019-04-04  2:25 Chris Packham
  2019-04-08  1:11 ` Frank Rowand
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Chris Packham @ 2019-04-04  2:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: pantelis.antoniou, frowand.list, robh+dt, mark.rutland
  Cc: devicetree, linux-kernel, Chris Packham

The return from of_overlay_fdt_apply() just indicates success or fail.
The cookie is returned via reference.

Signed-off-by: Chris Packham <chris.packham@alliedtelesis.co.nz>
---
 Documentation/devicetree/overlay-notes.txt | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/overlay-notes.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/overlay-notes.txt
index 725fb8d255c1..62f2003d6205 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/overlay-notes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/overlay-notes.txt
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ Overlay in-kernel API
 The API is quite easy to use.
 
 1. Call of_overlay_fdt_apply() to create and apply an overlay changeset. The
-return value is an error or a cookie identifying this overlay.
+return indicates success or failure. A a cookie identifying this overlay is
+returned via reference on success.
 
 2. Call of_overlay_remove() to remove and cleanup the overlay changeset
 previously created via the call to of_overlay_fdt_apply(). Removal of an
-- 
2.21.0

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* Re: [PATCH] of: Documentation: Correct return value from of_overlay_fdt_apply
  2019-04-04  2:25 [PATCH] of: Documentation: Correct return value from of_overlay_fdt_apply Chris Packham
@ 2019-04-08  1:11 ` Frank Rowand
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Frank Rowand @ 2019-04-08  1:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Chris Packham, pantelis.antoniou, robh+dt, mark.rutland
  Cc: devicetree, linux-kernel

On 4/3/19 7:25 PM, Chris Packham wrote:
> The return from of_overlay_fdt_apply() just indicates success or fail.
> The cookie is returned via reference.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chris Packham <chris.packham@alliedtelesis.co.nz>
> ---
>  Documentation/devicetree/overlay-notes.txt | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/overlay-notes.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/overlay-notes.txt
> index 725fb8d255c1..62f2003d6205 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/overlay-notes.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/overlay-notes.txt
> @@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ Overlay in-kernel API
>  The API is quite easy to use.
>  
>  1. Call of_overlay_fdt_apply() to create and apply an overlay changeset. The
> -return value is an error or a cookie identifying this overlay.
> +return indicates success or failure. A a cookie identifying this overlay is
> +returned via reference on success.
>  
>  2. Call of_overlay_remove() to remove and cleanup the overlay changeset
>  previously created via the call to of_overlay_fdt_apply(). Removal of an
> 

Reviewed-by: Frank Rowand <frank.rowand@sony.com>

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