aoe: make error messages more specific in static minor allocation
For some special-purpose systems where udev isn't present, static
allocation of minor numbers is desirable. This update distinguishes
different failure scenarios, to help the user understand what went
wrong.
Signed-off-by: Ed Cashin <ecashin@coraid.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
diff --git a/drivers/block/aoe/aoedev.c b/drivers/block/aoe/aoedev.c
index 91f7c99..88ccd6d 100644
--- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoedev.c
+++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoedev.c
@@ -69,25 +69,34 @@
NPERSHELF = 16,
};
+ if (aoemin >= NPERSHELF) {
+ pr_err("aoe: %s %d slots per shelf\n",
+ "static minor device numbers support only",
+ NPERSHELF);
+ error = -1;
+ goto out;
+ }
+
n = aoemaj * NPERSHELF + aoemin;
- if (aoemin >= NPERSHELF || n >= N_DEVS) {
+ if (n >= N_DEVS) {
pr_err("aoe: %s with e%ld.%d\n",
"cannot use static minor device numbers",
aoemaj, aoemin);
error = -1;
- } else {
- spin_lock_irqsave(&used_minors_lock, flags);
- if (test_bit(n, used_minors)) {
- pr_err("aoe: %s %lu\n",
- "existing device already has static minor number",
- n);
- error = -1;
- } else
- set_bit(n, used_minors);
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&used_minors_lock, flags);
+ goto out;
}
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&used_minors_lock, flags);
+ if (test_bit(n, used_minors)) {
+ pr_err("aoe: %s %lu\n",
+ "existing device already has static minor number",
+ n);
+ error = -1;
+ } else
+ set_bit(n, used_minors);
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&used_minors_lock, flags);
*sysminor = n;
+out:
return error;
}