Rainer Weikusat <rw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: [...] > the real problem is that the function disagrees with itself on how to > use the err variable: The start uses that to record an error which > might need to be reported, the return statement uses it to indicate > that an error has occurred. This should have been "as indication that an errors has occured" (if no data was copied). -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe stable" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html