configfs: Allow ->make_item() and ->make_group() to return detailed errors.

The configfs operations ->make_item() and ->make_group() currently
return a new item/group.  A return of NULL signifies an error.  Because
of this, -ENOMEM is the only return code bubbled up the stack.

Multiple folks have requested the ability to return specific error codes
when these operations fail.  This patch adds that ability by changing the
->make_item/group() ops to return an int.

Also updated are the in-kernel users of configfs.

Signed-off-by: Joel Becker <joel.becker@oracle.com>

1 files changed, 28 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/fs/dlm/config.c b/fs/dlm/config.c
index eac23bd..492d8ca 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/config.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/config.c
@@ -41,16 +41,20 @@ struct comm;
 struct nodes;
 struct node;
 
-static struct config_group *make_cluster(struct config_group *, const char *);
+static int make_cluster(struct config_group *, const char *,
+			struct config_group **);
 static void drop_cluster(struct config_group *, struct config_item *);
 static void release_cluster(struct config_item *);
-static struct config_group *make_space(struct config_group *, const char *);
+static int make_space(struct config_group *, const char *,
+		      struct config_group **);
 static void drop_space(struct config_group *, struct config_item *);
 static void release_space(struct config_item *);
-static struct config_item *make_comm(struct config_group *, const char *);
+static int make_comm(struct config_group *, const char *,
+		     struct config_item **);
 static void drop_comm(struct config_group *, struct config_item *);
 static void release_comm(struct config_item *);
-static struct config_item *make_node(struct config_group *, const char *);
+static int make_node(struct config_group *, const char *,
+		     struct config_item **);
 static void drop_node(struct config_group *, struct config_item *);
 static void release_node(struct config_item *);
 
@@ -392,8 +396,8 @@ static struct node *to_node(struct config_item *i)
 	return i ? container_of(i, struct node, item) : NULL;
 }
 
-static struct config_group *make_cluster(struct config_group *g,
-					 const char *name)
+static int make_cluster(struct config_group *g, const char *name,
+			struct config_group **new_g)
 {
 	struct cluster *cl = NULL;
 	struct spaces *sps = NULL;
@@ -431,14 +435,15 @@ static struct config_group *make_cluster(struct config_group *g,
 
 	space_list = &sps->ss_group;
 	comm_list = &cms->cs_group;
-	return &cl->group;
+	*new_g = &cl->group;
+	return 0;
 
  fail:
 	kfree(cl);
 	kfree(gps);
 	kfree(sps);
 	kfree(cms);
-	return NULL;
+	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
 static void drop_cluster(struct config_group *g, struct config_item *i)
@@ -466,7 +471,8 @@ static void release_cluster(struct config_item *i)
 	kfree(cl);
 }
 
-static struct config_group *make_space(struct config_group *g, const char *name)
+static int make_space(struct config_group *g, const char *name,
+		      struct config_group **new_g)
 {
 	struct space *sp = NULL;
 	struct nodes *nds = NULL;
@@ -489,13 +495,14 @@ static struct config_group *make_space(struct config_group *g, const char *name)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sp->members);
 	mutex_init(&sp->members_lock);
 	sp->members_count = 0;
-	return &sp->group;
+	*new_g = &sp->group;
+	return 0;
 
  fail:
 	kfree(sp);
 	kfree(gps);
 	kfree(nds);
-	return NULL;
+	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
 static void drop_space(struct config_group *g, struct config_item *i)
@@ -522,19 +529,21 @@ static void release_space(struct config_item *i)
 	kfree(sp);
 }
 
-static struct config_item *make_comm(struct config_group *g, const char *name)
+static int make_comm(struct config_group *g, const char *name,
+		     struct config_item **new_i)
 {
 	struct comm *cm;
 
 	cm = kzalloc(sizeof(struct comm), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!cm)
-		return NULL;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	config_item_init_type_name(&cm->item, name, &comm_type);
 	cm->nodeid = -1;
 	cm->local = 0;
 	cm->addr_count = 0;
-	return &cm->item;
+	*new_i = &cm->item;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void drop_comm(struct config_group *g, struct config_item *i)
@@ -554,14 +563,15 @@ static void release_comm(struct config_item *i)
 	kfree(cm);
 }
 
-static struct config_item *make_node(struct config_group *g, const char *name)
+static int make_node(struct config_group *g, const char *name,
+		     struct config_item **new_i)
 {
 	struct space *sp = to_space(g->cg_item.ci_parent);
 	struct node *nd;
 
 	nd = kzalloc(sizeof(struct node), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!nd)
-		return NULL;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	config_item_init_type_name(&nd->item, name, &node_type);
 	nd->nodeid = -1;
@@ -573,7 +583,8 @@ static struct config_item *make_node(struct config_group *g, const char *name)
 	sp->members_count++;
 	mutex_unlock(&sp->members_lock);
 
-	return &nd->item;
+	*new_i = &nd->item;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void drop_node(struct config_group *g, struct config_item *i)