Merge branches 'for-4.11/upstream-fixes', 'for-4.12/accutouch', 'for-4.12/cp2112...

[mirror_ubuntu-artful-kernel.git] / Documentation / media / uapi / gen-errors.rst

diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/gen-errors.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/gen-errors.rst
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--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/gen-errors.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/gen-errors.rst
@@ -94,9 +94,17 @@ Generic Error Codes
        -  Permission denied. Can be returned if the device needs write
          permission, or some special capabilities is needed (e. g. root)
 
+    -  .. row 11
+
+       -  ``EIO``
+
+       -  I/O error. Typically used when there are problems communicating with
+          a hardware device. This could indicate broken or flaky hardware.
+         It's a 'Something is wrong, I give up!' type of error.
+
 .. note::
 
-  #. This list is not exaustive; ioctls may return other error codes.
+  #. This list is not exhaustive; ioctls may return other error codes.
      Since errors may have side effects such as a driver reset,
      applications should abort on unexpected errors, or otherwise
      assume that the device is in a bad state.