The patch titled
dz: don't panic() when request_irq() fails
has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is
dz-dont-panic-when-request_irq-fails.patch
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Subject: dz: don't panic() when request_irq() fails
From: "Maciej W. Rozycki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Well, panic() is a little bit undue if request_irq() fails; there is probably
no need to justify it any further. Handle the case gracefully, by
unregistering the driver.
Signed-off-by: Maciej W. Rozycki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: Jiri Slaby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---
drivers/serial/dz.c | 20 +++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff -puN drivers/serial/dz.c~dz-dont-panic-when-request_irq-fails
drivers/serial/dz.c
--- a/drivers/serial/dz.c~dz-dont-panic-when-request_irq-fails
+++ a/drivers/serial/dz.c
@@ -794,18 +794,28 @@ static int __init dz_init(void)
dz_reset(&dz_ports[0]);
#endif
- if (request_irq(dz_ports[0].port.irq, dz_interrupt,
- IRQF_DISABLED, "DZ", &dz_ports[0]))
- panic("Unable to register DZ interrupt");
-
ret = uart_register_driver(&dz_reg);
if (ret != 0)
- return ret;
+ goto out;
+
+ ret = request_irq(dz_ports[0].port.irq, dz_interrupt, IRQF_DISABLED,
+ "DZ", &dz_ports[0]);
+ if (ret != 0) {
+ printk(KERN_ERR "dz: Cannot get IRQ %d!\n",
+ dz_ports[0].port.irq);
+ goto out_unregister;
+ }
for (i = 0; i < DZ_NB_PORT; i++)
uart_add_one_port(&dz_reg, &dz_ports[i].port);
return ret;
+
+out_unregister:
+ uart_unregister_driver(&dz_reg);
+
+out:
+ return ret;
}
module_init(dz_init);
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from [EMAIL PROTECTED] are
origin.patch
kernel-printkc-concerns-about-the-console-handover.patch
dzh-remove-useless-unused-module-junk.patch
dz-always-check-if-it-is-safe-to-console_putchar.patch
dz-dont-panic-when-request_irq-fails.patch
dz-add-and-reorder-inclusions-remove-unneeded-ones.patch
dz-update-kconfig-description.patch
dz-rename-the-serial-console-structure.patch
dz-fix-locking-issues.patch
dz-handle-special-conditions-on-reception-correctly.patch
maintainers-add-self-for-the-dz-serial-driver.patch
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