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All callers are prepared to handle error if ERROR_PTR is returned.
The Manpage mentioning the respective return code is readapted.

Corresponding to flashrom svn r1744.
Signed-off-by: Niklas Söderlund <niso@kth.se>
Acked-by: Stefan Tauner <stefan.tauner@alumni.tuwien.ac.at>