dma_request_slave_channel() is a wrapper on top of dma_request_chan() eating up the error code. By using dma_request_chan() directly the driver can support deferred probing against DMA. Signed-off-by: Peter Ujfalusi <peter.ujfalusi@xxxxxx> --- drivers/ata/pata_pxa.c | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_pxa.c b/drivers/ata/pata_pxa.c index 41430f79663c..71678bed04b0 100644 --- a/drivers/ata/pata_pxa.c +++ b/drivers/ata/pata_pxa.c @@ -274,10 +274,9 @@ static int pxa_ata_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) /* * Request the DMA channel */ - data->dma_chan = - dma_request_slave_channel(&pdev->dev, "data"); - if (!data->dma_chan) - return -EBUSY; + data->dma_chan = dma_request_chan(&pdev->dev, "data"); + if (IS_ERR(data->dma_chan)) + return PTR_ERR(data->dma_chan); ret = dmaengine_slave_config(data->dma_chan, &config); if (ret < 0) { dev_err(&pdev->dev, "dma configuration failed: %d\n", ret); -- Peter Texas Instruments Finland Oy, Porkkalankatu 22, 00180 Helsinki. Y-tunnus/Business ID: 0615521-4. Kotipaikka/Domicile: Helsinki