Re: [PATCH -mm2] net: Fix compiler-error on dgrs.c when !CONFIG_PCI
From: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date: 2005-11-20 20:40:28
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From: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date: 2005-11-20 20:40:28
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On Sun, Nov 20, 2005 at 04:35:46PM +0100, Richard Knutsson wrote:
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-#ifdef CONFIG_EISA - cardcount = eisa_driver_register(&dgrs_eisa_driver); + cardcount = dgrs_register_eisa(); if (cardcount < 0) return cardcount; -#endif - cardcount = pci_register_driver(&dgrs_pci_driver); - if (cardcount) + cardcount = dgrs_register_pci(); + if (cardcount < 0) {Are you sure it should be "cardcount < 0" and not "cardcount"?
Yes if cardcount is >= 0 then the registration was successful.
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+ dgrs_unregister_eisa();Why change the behaviour off this driver?
Because the driver was buggy. When this function returns a non-zero value, it must return the system to its original state. That means if the EISA driver has already been registered then it must be unregistered. Cheers, -- Visit Openswan at http://www.openswan.org/ Email: Herbert Xu ~{PmV>HI~} [off-list ref] Home Page: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/ PGP Key: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/pubkey.txt