On Thu, Oct 17, 2024 at 02:20:22AM -0600, Everest K.C. wrote: > fluke_get_dma_residue() returns unsigned int with -1 as error code. > This error cannot be caught. > Fix this by changing the return type of the function to int and > returning the error code, that was captured. > > Fixes: 55936779f496 ("staging: gpib: Add Fluke cda based cards GPIB driver") > Signed-off-by: Everest K.C. <everestkc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- So like quite often we would merge a patch like this, because there's nothing wrong with it and why not? It's a step in the right direction. But actually in this case could you fix the caller as well? Do it all in the same patch. It's the one *whole* thing per patch rule. regards, dan carpenter