probe_ret = call_driver_probe(dev, drv);
if (probe_ret) {
/*
- * Ignore errors returned by ->probe so that the next driver can
- * try its luck.
+ * Return probe errors as positive values so that the callers
+ * can distinguish them from other errors.
*/
- ret = 0;
+ ret = -probe_ret;
goto probe_failed;
}
dev->pm_domain->sync(dev);
driver_bound(dev);
- ret = 1;
pr_debug("bus: '%s': %s: bound device %s to driver %s\n",
drv->bus->name, __func__, dev_name(dev), drv->name);
goto done;
* @dev: device to try to bind to the driver
*
* This function returns -ENODEV if the device is not registered, -EBUSY if it
- * already has a driver, and 1 if the device is bound successfully and 0
- * otherwise.
+ * already has a driver, 0 if the device is bound successfully and a positive
+ * (inverted) error code for failures from the ->probe method.
*
* This function must be called with @dev lock held. When called for a
* USB interface, @dev->parent lock must be held as well.
if (data->check_async && async_allowed != data->want_async)
return 0;
- return driver_probe_device(drv, dev);
+ /*
+ * Ignore errors returned by ->probe so that the next driver can try
+ * its luck.
+ */
+ ret = driver_probe_device(drv, dev);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+ return ret == 0;
}
static void __device_attach_async_helper(void *_dev, async_cookie_t cookie)
* @dev: Device to attach it to
*
* Manually attach driver to a device. Will acquire both @dev lock and
- * @dev->parent lock if needed.
+ * @dev->parent lock if needed. Returns 0 on success, -ERR on failure.
*/
int device_driver_attach(struct device_driver *drv, struct device *dev)
{
ret = driver_probe_device(drv, dev);
__device_driver_unlock(dev, dev->parent);
+ /* also return probe errors as normal negative errnos */
+ if (ret > 0)
+ ret = -ret;
return ret;
}
return 0;
}
- device_driver_attach(drv, dev);
+ __device_driver_lock(dev, dev->parent);
+ driver_probe_device(drv, dev);
+ __device_driver_unlock(dev, dev->parent);
return 0;
}