Re: how to use errno in kernel loadable modules

[Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

kishore wrote:

>     let me know, how to use errno in kernel loadable modules. 

Errno doesn't exist in the kernel. Return the error code directly, as
for example:

  ptr = kmalloc (sizeof(foobar), GFP_KERNEL);
  if (! ptr)
    return -ENOMEM;

Sincerly,

Thomas
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