Re: [PATCHv2 2/6] block: report the actual status

Keith Busch <[email protected]>
Newsgroups dev.linux.lists.dm-devel,org.kernel.vger.linux-block,org.kernel.vger.linux-fsdevel
Message-ID <ajqfb2qfBE7GbU1H@kbusch-mbp> 
On Tue, Jun 23, 2026 at 04:55:11PM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 22, 2026 at 10:42:37AM -0700, Keith Busch wrote:
> > From: Keith Busch <[email protected]>
> > 
> > Rather than assume EIO, set the actual reported status for user space
> > informational purposes.
> 
> Where "informational purposes" primarily mean not dropping the EINVAL
> for incorrect alignment, right?  

It could be any possible error, but for the practical purposes of this
series, yes, EINVAL is the status I need forwarded. But EFAULT was also
always a real possibility that wouldn't have been reported.
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