2016-12-03 10:15:01

by Pan Bian

Subject: [PATCH 1/1] netdev: broadcom: propagate error code

Function bnxt_hwrm_stat_ctx_alloc() always returns 0, even if the call
to _hwrm_send_message() fails. It may be better to propagate the errors
to the caller of bnxt_hwrm_stat_ctx_alloc().

Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=188661

Signed-off-by: Pan Bian <[email protected]>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index ee1a803..f08a20b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -4120,7 +4120,7 @@ static int bnxt_hwrm_stat_ctx_alloc(struct bnxt *bp)
bp->grp_info[i].fw_stats_ctx = cpr->hw_stats_ctx_id;
}
mutex_unlock(&bp->hwrm_cmd_lock);
- return 0;
+ return rc;
}

static int bnxt_hwrm_func_qcfg(struct bnxt *bp)
--
1.9.1

2016-12-03 18:50:36

by Michael Chan

Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] netdev: broadcom: propagate error code

On Sat, Dec 3, 2016 at 1:56 AM, Pan Bian <[email protected]> wrote:
> Function bnxt_hwrm_stat_ctx_alloc() always returns 0, even if the call
> to _hwrm_send_message() fails. It may be better to propagate the errors
> to the caller of bnxt_hwrm_stat_ctx_alloc().
>
> Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=188661
>
> Signed-off-by: Pan Bian <[email protected]>

Acked-by: Michael Chan <[email protected]>

2016-12-05 18:26:51

by David Miller

Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] netdev: broadcom: propagate error code

From: Pan Bian <[email protected]>
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2016 17:56:17 +0800

> Function bnxt_hwrm_stat_ctx_alloc() always returns 0, even if the call
> to _hwrm_send_message() fails. It may be better to propagate the errors
> to the caller of bnxt_hwrm_stat_ctx_alloc().
>
> Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=188661
>
> Signed-off-by: Pan Bian <[email protected]>

Applied.