Re: [PATCH RFC 3/3] lightnvm: fix media mgr registration

["Matias Bjørling" <m@bjorling.me>]

> > +struct nvmm_type *nvm_init_mgr(struct nvm_dev *dev)
>> +{
>> +       struct nvmm_type *mt;
>> +       int ret;
>> +
>> +       lockdep_assert_held(&nvm_lock);
>> +
>> +       list_for_each_entry(mt, &nvm_mgrs, list) {
>> +               ret = mt->register_mgr(dev);
>> +               if (ret < 0) {
>> +                       pr_err("nvm: media mgr failed to init (%d) on dev %s\n",
>> +                                                               ret, dev->name);
>> +                       return NULL; /* initialization failed */
>
> Do we just return or continue to try next media manager ?  In my commit
>
> commit d0a712ceb83ebaea32d520825ee7b997f59b168f
>
> Author: Wenwei Tao <ww.tao0320@gmail.com>
>
> Date:   Sat Nov 28 16:49:28 2015 +0100
>
>      lightnvm: missing nvm_lock acquire
>
> I use the second solution.
>

We just return. With the system blocks, there might now have been 
registered a media manager, and that is why it should just give up if 
nothing is found. On media manager module init, it will then attach 
appropriately.