On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 10:22:08AM +0100, Hans Verkuil wrote: > Document the EIO error since this can happen anywhere anytime and applications > should be aware of this. > > Signed-off-by: Hans Verkuil <hans.verkuil@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/gen-errors.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/gen-errors.rst > index 6e983b9..ee224b9 100644 > --- a/Documentation/media/uapi/gen-errors.rst > +++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/gen-errors.rst > @@ -94,6 +94,14 @@ Generic Error Codes > - Permission denied. Can be returned if the device needs write > permission, or some special capabilities is needed (e. g. root) > > + - .. row 11 > + > + - ``EIO`` > + > + - I/O error. Typically used when there are problems communicating with > + a hardware device. This could indicate broken or flaky hardware. > + It's a 'Something is wrong, I give up!' type of error. > + > .. note:: > > #. This list is not exaustive; ioctls may return other error codes. Acked-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> -- Sakari Ailus e-mail: sakari.ailus@xxxxxx XMPP: sailus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
