Re: [PATCH] mmc_spi: do propper retry managment in the block layer

[Pierre Ossman]

On Wed, 6 May 2009 11:45:30 +0200
Wolfgang MÃes <wolfgang.mues@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> I checked the drivers sourcecode and found that most drivers are using EINVAL 
> for non-recoverable parameter errors.
> 
> The only driver which uses EINVAL for errors which might result from 
> transmission failures is mmc_spi.
> 
> So I think it would be OK to use another error code in mmc_spi for these 
> cases:
> 
>  * EILSEQ       Basic format problem with the received or sent data
>  *              (e.g. CRC check failed, incorrect opcode in response
>  *              or bad end bit)
> 
> Would you accept a patch to report another error code in mmc_spi?
> 

EILSEQ seems correct for SPI bit errors, so I'd gladly accept such a
patch, yes. :)

Rgds
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