DMA submit should just add the dma descriptor to a queue, without firing it. EIO is misleading and hides what happens in DMA. Propagate the dma_submit_error() error code, don't overwrite it. Signed-off-by: Tudor Ambarus <tudor.ambarus@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/spi/spi-s3c64xx.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-s3c64xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-s3c64xx.c index 6268790bbcff..64daf944b245 100644 --- a/drivers/spi/spi-s3c64xx.c +++ b/drivers/spi/spi-s3c64xx.c @@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ static int prepare_dma(struct s3c64xx_spi_dma_data *dma, ret = dma_submit_error(dma->cookie); if (ret) { dev_err(&sdd->pdev->dev, "DMA submission failed"); - return -EIO; + return ret; } dma_async_issue_pending(dma->ch); -- 2.43.0.429.g432eaa2c6b-goog