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2011-03-22include/linux/err.h: add a function to cast error-pointers to a return valueUwe Kleine-König
PTR_RET() can be used if you have an error-pointer and are only interested in the eventual error value, but not the pointer. Yields the usual 0 for no error, -ESOMETHING otherwise. Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2010-05-25err.h: add __must_check to error pointer handlersJani Nikula
Add __must_check to error pointer handlers to have the compiler warn about mistakes like: if (err) ERR_PTR(err); It found two bugs: Mar 12 Nikula Jani [PATCH] enclosure: fix error path - actually return ERR_PTR() on error Mar 12 Nikula Jani [PATCH] sunrpc: fix error path - actually return ERR_PTR() on error Signed-off-by: Jani Nikula <ext-jani.1.nikula@nokia.com> Cc: Phil Carmody <ext-phil.2.carmody@nokia.com> Cc: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2009-12-15err.h: add helper function to simplify pointer error checkingPhil Carmody
There are quite a few instances in the kernel of checks of pointers both against NULL and against the errno range, handling both cases identically. This additional helper function would simplify such code. [akpm@linux-foundation.org: build fix] Signed-off-by: Phil Carmody <ext-phil.2.carmody@nokia.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-02-07Add an ERR_CAST() function to complement ERR_PTR and co.David Howells
Add an ERR_CAST() function to complement ERR_PTR and co. for the purposes of casting an error entyped as one pointer type to an error of another pointer type whilst making it explicit as to what is going on. This provides a replacement for the ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(p)) construct. Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2006-09-27[PATCH] consistently use MAX_ERRNO in __syscall_returnRandy Dunlap
Consistently use MAX_ERRNO when checking for errors in __syscall_return(). [ralf@linux-mips.org: build fix] Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-07-01[PATCH] Fix IS_ERR Threshold ValueRalf Baechle
o Raise the maximum error number in IS_ERR_VALUE to 4095. o Make that number available as a new constant MAX_ERRNO. Signed-off-by: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2005-05-19Fix get_unmapped_area sanity testsLinus Torvalds
As noted by Chris Wright, we need to do the full range of tests regardless of whether MAP_FIXED is set or not, so re-organize get_unmapped_area() slightly to do the sanity checks unconditionally.
2004-08-22[PATCH] mark IS_ERR as unlikely()Andrew Morton
It seems fair to assume that it is always unlikely that IS_ERR will return true. This patch changes the gcc-3.4-generated kernel text by ~500 bytes (less) so it's fair to assume that the compiler is indeed propagating unlikeliness out of inline functions. Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2002-02-08[PATCH] includes cleanup, 2nd try.Dave Jones
Big bits first, I'll redo the smaller bits tomorrow after some sleep. Same as last time, rediffed against pre5