Hi Sascha On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 7:31 AM, Sascha Hauer wrote: > Signed-off-by: Sascha Hauer > --- > common/block.c | 26 +++++++++++++------------- > 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/common/block.c b/common/block.c > index 4253fc4..437dc95 100644 > --- a/common/block.c > +++ b/common/block.c > @@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static void *block_get(struct block_device *blk, int > block) > int ret; > > if (block >= blk->num_blocks) > - return NULL; > + return ERR_PTR(-ENXIO); > > outdata = block_get_cached(blk, block); > if (outdata) > @@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static void *block_get(struct block_device *blk, int > block) > > ret = block_cache(blk, block); > if (ret) > - return NULL; > + return ERR_PTR(ret); > > outdata = block_get_cached(blk, block); > if (!outdata) > @@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ static ssize_t block_read(struct cdev *cdev, void > *buf, size_t count, > size_t now = BLOCKSIZE(blk) - (offset & mask); > void *iobuf = block_get(blk, block); > > - if (!iobuf) > - return -EIO; > + if (IS_ERR(iobuf)) > + return PTR_ERR(iobuf); > > now = min(count, now); > > @@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ static ssize_t block_read(struct cdev *cdev, void > *buf, size_t count, > while (blocks) { > void *iobuf = block_get(blk, block); > > - if (!iobuf) > - return -EIO; > + if (IS_ERR(iobuf)) > + return PTR_ERR(iobuf); > > memcpy(buf, iobuf, BLOCKSIZE(blk)); > buf += BLOCKSIZE(blk); > @@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ static ssize_t block_read(struct cdev *cdev, void > *buf, size_t count, > if (count) { > void *iobuf = block_get(blk, block); > > - if (!iobuf) > - return -EIO; > + if (IS_ERR(iobuf)) > + return PTR_ERR(iobuf); > > memcpy(buf, iobuf, count); > } > @@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ static int block_put(struct block_device *blk, const > void *buf, int block) > return -EINVAL; > > data = block_get(blk, block); > - if (!data) > + if (IS_ERR(data)) > BUG(); > > memcpy(data, buf, 1 << blk->blockbits); > @@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ static ssize_t block_write(struct cdev *cdev, const > void *buf, size_t count, > > now = min(count, now); > > - if (!iobuf) > - return -EIO; > + if (IS_ERR(iobuf)) > + return PTR_ERR(iobuf); > > memcpy(iobuf + (offset & mask), buf, now); > ret = block_put(blk, iobuf, block); > @@ -299,8 +299,8 @@ static ssize_t block_write(struct cdev *cdev, const > void *buf, size_t count, > if (count) { > void *iobuf = block_get(blk, block); > > - if (!iobuf) > - return -EIO; > + if (IS_ERR(iobuf)) > + return PTR_ERR(iobuf); > > memcpy(iobuf, buf, count); > ret = block_put(blk, iobuf, block); > -- > 1.7.10 > > Compile and run-time tested; results in a proper error message propagated by the block layer: imx-esdhc@imx-esdhc0: timeout 1 mci@mci0: Reading block 2560 failed with -110 block_cache: blk->ops->read returned -110 Therefore: Tested-by: Roberto Nibali Acked-by: Roberto Nibali Cheers Roberto