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aoe: make error messages more specific in static minor allocation
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For some special-purpose systems where udev isn't present, static
allocation of minor numbers is desirable.  This update distinguishes
different failure scenarios, to help the user understand what went
wrong.

Signed-off-by: Ed Cashin <ecashin@coraid.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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Ed Cashin authored and Linus Torvalds committed Dec 18, 2012
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31 changes: 20 additions & 11 deletions drivers/block/aoe/aoedev.c
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Expand Up @@ -69,25 +69,34 @@ minor_get_static(ulong *sysminor, ulong aoemaj, int aoemin)
NPERSHELF = 16,
};

if (aoemin >= NPERSHELF) {
pr_err("aoe: %s %d slots per shelf\n",
"static minor device numbers support only",
NPERSHELF);
error = -1;
goto out;
}

n = aoemaj * NPERSHELF + aoemin;
if (aoemin >= NPERSHELF || n >= N_DEVS) {
if (n >= N_DEVS) {
pr_err("aoe: %s with e%ld.%d\n",
"cannot use static minor device numbers",
aoemaj, aoemin);
error = -1;
} else {
spin_lock_irqsave(&used_minors_lock, flags);
if (test_bit(n, used_minors)) {
pr_err("aoe: %s %lu\n",
"existing device already has static minor number",
n);
error = -1;
} else
set_bit(n, used_minors);
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&used_minors_lock, flags);
goto out;
}

spin_lock_irqsave(&used_minors_lock, flags);
if (test_bit(n, used_minors)) {
pr_err("aoe: %s %lu\n",
"existing device already has static minor number",
n);
error = -1;
} else
set_bit(n, used_minors);
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&used_minors_lock, flags);
*sysminor = n;
out:
return error;
}

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