Re: [PATCH] PM / Domains: Convert pm_genpd_init() to return an error code

[Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>]

Hi Ulf,

On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 12:27 PM, Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@linaro.org> wrote:
> The are already cases when pm_genpd_init() can fail. Currently we hide the
> failures instead of propagating an error code, which is a better method.
>
> Moreover, to prepare for future changes like moving away from using a
> fixed array-size of the struct genpd_power_state, to instead dynamically
> allocate data for it, the pm_genpd_init() API needs to be able to return
> an error code, as allocation can fail.
>
> Current users of the pm_genpd_init() is thus requested to start dealing
> with error codes. In the transition phase, users will have to live with
> only error messages being printed to log.

What can we do in case of error? It's not like anything is going to work
if PM domains are failing...

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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