Re: [PATCH v2] edit: Return error when save_file failed

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On Wed, Nov 04, 2015 at 05:48:10PM +0300, Antony Pavlov wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Nov 2015 14:30:53 +0100
> Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, Nov 04, 2015 at 03:23:21PM +0300, Antony Pavlov wrote:
> > > On Wed,  4 Nov 2015 12:03:24 +0100
> > > Enrico Jorns <ejo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > When writing a file failed (e.g. due to a read-only file system), no
> > > > error was reported by the 'edit' tool. To be valid (and to not confuse
> > > > the poor user) at least '1' should be returned to indicate an error.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Enrico Jorns <ejo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > >  commands/edit.c | 5 +++--
> > > >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/commands/edit.c b/commands/edit.c
> > > > index b28e2b9..3b653b7 100644
> > > > --- a/commands/edit.c
> > > > +++ b/commands/edit.c
> > > > @@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ static int do_edit(int argc, char *argv[])
> > > >  	int i;
> > > >  	int linepos;
> > > >  	int c;
> > > > +	int ret = 0;
> > > 
> > > Can we use COMMAND_SUCCESS insted of 0?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > >  
> > > >  	if (argc != 2)
> > > >  		return COMMAND_ERROR_USAGE;
> > > > @@ -533,7 +534,7 @@ static int do_edit(int argc, char *argv[])
> > > >  			}
> > > >  			break;
> > > >  		case 4:
> > > > -			save_file(argv[1]);
> > > > +			ret = save_file(argv[1]);
> > > 
> > > Actually save_file() returns open()'s error. We have to convert it to COMMAND_ERROR, e.g.:
> > 
> > If we return an error code from a command then the caller will print the
> > corresponding error string to the console which might be what we want
> > here.
> > 
> > > 
> > > if (save_file(argv[1]) != 0)
> > > 	ret = COMMAND_ERROR;
> > > 
> 
> At the moment the only cmd() caller is inside of execute_command():
> 
>         ret = cmdtp->cmd(argc, argv);
>         if (ret == COMMAND_ERROR_USAGE) {
>                 barebox_cmd_usage(cmdtp);
>                 ret = COMMAND_ERROR;
>         }
>         ...
>         return ret;
> 
> 
> But we brop execute_command() result in run_command():
>         if (execute_command(argc, argv) != COMMAND_SUCCESS)
> 	        rc = -1;
> 
> We have a chance to see error message only if we call execute_command()
> from run_pipe_real():
> 
>         ret = execute_binfmt(globbuf.gl_pathc, globbuf.gl_pathv);
>         if (ret < 0) {
>             printf("%s: %s\n", globbuf.gl_pathv[0], strerror(-ret));
>             ret = 127;
>         }
> 
> So, yes, you are right we have no reason to convert open()'s error into COMMAND_ERROR,
> but for consistency we have toadd strerror() print to run_command() code.

Yes, right.

Sascha


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