Hi, please accept this patch, which makes the control flow clear with indentation, adds some comments and improves error reporting.
Regards Oliver Signed-off-by: Oliver Neukum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- --- a/sound/core/init.c 2007-01-12 14:26:47.000000000 +0100 +++ b/sound/core/init.c 2007-01-12 14:46:13.000000000 +0100 @@ -114,22 +114,26 @@ if (idx < 0) { int idx2; for (idx2 = 0; idx2 < SNDRV_CARDS; idx2++) + /* idx == -1 == 0xffff means: take any free slot */ if (~snd_cards_lock & idx & 1<<idx2) { idx = idx2; if (idx >= snd_ecards_limit) snd_ecards_limit = idx + 1; break; } - } else if (idx < snd_ecards_limit) { - if (snd_cards_lock & (1 << idx)) - err = -ENODEV; /* invalid */ - } else if (idx < SNDRV_CARDS) - snd_ecards_limit = idx + 1; /* increase the limit */ - else - err = -ENODEV; + } else { + if (idx < snd_ecards_limit) { + if (snd_cards_lock & (1 << idx)) + err = -EBUSY; /* invalid */ + } else if (idx < SNDRV_CARDS) + snd_ecards_limit = idx + 1; /* increase the limit */ + else + err = -ENODEV; + } if (idx < 0 || err < 0) { mutex_unlock(&snd_card_mutex); - snd_printk(KERN_ERR "cannot find the slot for index %d (range 0-%i)\n", idx, snd_ecards_limit - 1); + snd_printk(KERN_ERR "cannot find the slot for index %d (range 0-%i), error: %d\n", + idx, snd_ecards_limit - 1, err); goto __error; } snd_cards_lock |= 1 << idx; /* lock it */ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/