Re: [PATCH] cpqarray update

[Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>]

Wiran, Francis wrote:
>>You need to check the return value of pci_module_init() for errors.
> 
> No, because the return value is determined from number of ctrls found,
> and not from function return.
> 
> int __init cpqarray_init(void)
> {
> ...
> 	pci_module_init(&cpqarray_pci_driver);
> 	cpqarray_eisa_detect();
> 
> 	for(i=0;i<MAX_CTLR;i++) {
> 		if(hba[i] != NULL)
> 			num_ctlrs_reg++
> 	}
> 
> 	return (num_ctlrs_reg);
> }
> 
> int __init cpqarray_init_module(void)
> {
> 	if (cpqarray_init() == 0)
> 		return -ENODEV;
> 	return 0;
> }


Nope, this needs to be turned inside out.  The proper PCI driver looks like

static int __init cp_init (void)
{
         return pci_module_init (&cp_driver);
}

static void __exit cp_exit (void)
{
         pci_unregister_driver (&cp_driver);
}

We already handle the cases you describe.  The cpqarray code -breaks- 
the API design by doing it this way.

cpqarray does not fully support the pci_ids features and hotplug without 
this.

	Jeff