* [PATCH 1/1] net: wireless: intersil: fix improper return value
@ 2016-12-03 10:18 Pan Bian
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Pan Bian @ 2016-12-03 10:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Kalle Valo, linux-wireless, netdev; +Cc: linux-kernel, Pan Bian
Function orinoco_ioctl_commit() returns 0 (indicates success) when the
call to orinoco_lock() fails. Thus, the return value is inconsistent with
the execution status. It may be better to return "-EBUSY" when the call
to orinoco_lock() fails.
Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=188671
Signed-off-by: Pan Bian <bianpan2016@163.com>
---
drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/wext.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/wext.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/wext.c
index 1d4dae4..fee57ea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/wext.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/wext.c
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ static int orinoco_ioctl_commit(struct net_device *dev,
return 0;
if (orinoco_lock(priv, &flags) != 0)
- return err;
+ return -EBUSY;
err = orinoco_commit(priv);
--
1.9.1
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* Re: [PATCH 1/1] net: wireless: intersil: fix improper return value
2016-12-03 10:22 Pan Bian
@ 2016-12-07 12:00 ` Kalle Valo
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Kalle Valo @ 2016-12-07 12:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Pan Bian; +Cc: linux-wireless, netdev, linux-kernel
Pan Bian <bianpan2016@163.com> writes:
> Function orinoco_ioctl_commit() returns 0 (indicates success) when the
> call to orinoco_lock() fails. Thus, the return value is inconsistent with
> the execution status. It may be better to return "-EBUSY" when the call
> to orinoco_lock() fails.
>
> Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=188671
>
> Signed-off-by: Pan Bian <bianpan2016@163.com>
> ---
> drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/wext.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
Please use prefix "orinoco:", more info:
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches#subject_name
--
Kalle Valo
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* [PATCH 1/1] net: wireless: intersil: fix improper return value
@ 2016-12-03 10:22 Pan Bian
2016-12-07 12:00 ` Kalle Valo
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Pan Bian @ 2016-12-03 10:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Kalle Valo, linux-wireless, netdev; +Cc: linux-kernel, Pan Bian
Function orinoco_ioctl_commit() returns 0 (indicates success) when the
call to orinoco_lock() fails. Thus, the return value is inconsistent with
the execution status. It may be better to return "-EBUSY" when the call
to orinoco_lock() fails.
Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=188671
Signed-off-by: Pan Bian <bianpan2016@163.com>
---
drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/wext.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/wext.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/wext.c
index 1d4dae4..fee57ea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/wext.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/wext.c
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ static int orinoco_ioctl_commit(struct net_device *dev,
return 0;
if (orinoco_lock(priv, &flags) != 0)
- return err;
+ return -EBUSY;
err = orinoco_commit(priv);
--
1.9.1
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