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_arasan_cf.c | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_arasan_cf.c b/drivers/ata/pata_arasan_cf.c index 135173c8d138..69b555d83f68 100644 --- a/drivers/ata/pata_arasan_cf.c +++ b/drivers/ata/pata_arasan_cf.c @@ -526,9 +526,10 @@ static void data_xfer(struct work_struct *work) /* request dma channels */ /* dma_request_channel may sleep, so calling from process context */ - acdev->dma_chan = dma_request_slave_channel(acdev->host->dev, "data"); - if (!acdev->dma_chan) { + acdev->dma_chan = dma_request_chan(acdev->host->dev, "data"); + if (IS_ERR(acdev->dma_chan)) { dev_err(acdev->host->dev, "Unable to get dma_chan\n"); + acdev->dma_chan = NULL; goto chan_request_fail; } @@ -539,6 +540,7 @@ static void data_xfer(struct work_struct *work) } dma_release_channel(acdev->dma_chan); + acdev->dma_chan = NULL; /* data xferred successfully */ if (!ret) { -- Peter Texas Instruments Finland Oy, Porkkalankatu 22, 00180 Helsinki. Y-tunnus/Business ID: 0615521-4. Kotipaikka/Domicile: Helsinki