if request_module() successfully runs modprobe, but modprobe exits with a non-zero status, then the return value from request_module() will be that (positive) error status. So the return from request_module can be: negative errno zero for success positive exit code.
Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <ne...@suse.com> Cc: Goldwyn Rodrigues <rgold...@suse.de> diff --git a/kernel/kmod.c b/kernel/kmod.c index 2777f40a9c7b..1734ba61ff23 100644 --- a/kernel/kmod.c +++ b/kernel/kmod.c @@ -114,10 +114,11 @@ out: * @...: arguments as specified in the format string * * Load a module using the user mode module loader. The function returns - * zero on success or a negative errno code on failure. Note that a - * successful module load does not mean the module did not then unload - * and exit on an error of its own. Callers must check that the service - * they requested is now available not blindly invoke it. + * zero on success or a negative errno code or positive exit code from + * "modprobe" on failure. Note that a successful module load does not mean + * the module did not then unload and exit on an error of its own. Callers + * must check that the service they requested is now available not blindly + * invoke it. * * If module auto-loading support is disabled then this function * becomes a no-operation. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
