Re: [PATCH v2] HID: hiddev: change hiddev_connect() to return bool

[Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@samsung.com>]

On 20.10.2015 00:11, Luis de Bethencourt wrote:
> On 13/10/15 02:49, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> 2015-10-09 22:00 GMT+09:00 Luis de Bethencourt <luisbg@osg.samsung.com>:
>>> Since hid_connect() only cares about hiddev_connect() succeeding or
>>> failing, there is no need for this function to return an int and it can
>>> return a bool instead.
>>
>> It can return bool but it would not be in line with kernel coding
>> style. The hiddev_connect() I believe is an action, so "the function
>> should return an error-code integer.".
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Krzysztof
>>
> 
> 
> Hi Krysztof,
> 
> The idea to switch the function to return bool was offered by Jiri Kosina,
> as a result of my initial patch changing the return errno code to ENOMEM.

I did not see the original comment from Jiri. Actually changing it to
ENOMEM makes more sense to me...

> 
> Considering the return isn't propagated by the only consumer of the function,
> and your point about returning an integer being the kernel coding style. It
> doesn't make sense to change this function.

Jiri is the maintainer here but for me sticking to coding convention
(return errno) makes it easier to read.

Best regards,
Krzysztof