hvc_dcc: don't ignore errors during initialization

index 809920d..82f240f 100644
@@ -70,20 +70,27 @@ static const struct hv_ops hvc_dcc_get_put_ops = {
 
 static int __init hvc_dcc_console_init(void)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	if (!hvc_dcc_check())
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	hvc_instantiate(0, 0, &hvc_dcc_get_put_ops);
-	return 0;
+	/* Returns -1 if error */
+	ret = hvc_instantiate(0, 0, &hvc_dcc_get_put_ops);
+
+	return ret < 0 ? -ENODEV : 0;
 }
 console_initcall(hvc_dcc_console_init);
 
 static int __init hvc_dcc_init(void)
 {
+	struct hvc_struct *p;
+
 	if (!hvc_dcc_check())
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	hvc_alloc(0, 0, &hvc_dcc_get_put_ops, 128);
-	return 0;
+	p = hvc_alloc(0, 0, &hvc_dcc_get_put_ops, 128);
+
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(p);
 }
 device_initcall(hvc_dcc_init);

new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65e0190
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2014-2015 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 and
+ * only version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * A call to __dcc_getchar() or __dcc_putchar() is typically followed by
+ * a call to __dcc_getstatus().  We want to make sure that the CPU does
+ * not speculative read the DCC status before executing the read or write
+ * instruction.  That's what the ISBs are for.
+ *
+ * The 'volatile' ensures that the compiler does not cache the status bits,
+ * and instead reads the DCC register every time.
+ */
+#ifndef __ASM_DCC_H
+#define __ASM_DCC_H
+
+#include <asm/barrier.h>
+
+static inline u32 __dcc_getstatus(void)
+{
+	u32 ret;
+
+	asm volatile("mrs %0, mdccsr_el0" : "=r" (ret));
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static inline char __dcc_getchar(void)
+{
+	char c;
+
+	asm volatile("mrs %0, dbgdtrrx_el0" : "=r" (c));
+	isb();
+
+	return c;
+}
+
+static inline void __dcc_putchar(char c)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The typecast is to make absolutely certain that 'c' is
+	 * zero-extended.
+	 */
+	asm volatile("msr dbgdtrtx_el0, %0"
+			: : "r" ((unsigned long)(unsigned char)c));
+	isb();
+}
+
+#endif