RE: [PATCH] bnx2x: Convert return 0 to return rc

[Dmitry Kravkov]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: netdev-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:netdev-
> owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Perches
> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 9:52 AM
> To: Ariel Elior; Dmitry Kravkov
> Cc: netdev; linux-kernel
> Subject: [PATCH] bnx2x: Convert return 0 to return rc
>
> These "return 0;" uses seem wrong as there are
> rc variables where error return values are set
> but unused.
>
> Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> Hey Ariel/Dmitry
>
> I've no idea what's right here, but the current
> code seems wrong. (or at least under-commented)
>
> It seems Dmitry changed these, perhaps to make
> it more readable, but the commit log isn't very
> instructive.
>
> commit 1d6f3cd8988822c7bdc3c685fac0a99315e83400
> Author: Dmitry Kravkov <dmitry@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:   Wed Mar 27 01:05:17 2013 +0000
>
>     bnx2x: Prevent VF race
>
>     The mail box containing the Vf-Pf messages is susceptible
>     to a race - it's possible for 2 flows to try and write commands,
>     causing one to override the other's message.
>     Use a mutex to synchronize the access, preventing said race.
>
>  drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sriov.c | 2 +-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_vfpf.c  | 2 +-
>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sriov.c
> b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sriov.c
> index 81cc2d9..b8078d5 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sriov.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sriov.c
> @@ -2695,7 +2695,7 @@ out:
>               bnx2x_unlock_vf_pf_channel(bp, vf,
> CHANNEL_TLV_PF_SET_MAC);
>       }
>
> -     return 0;
> +     return rc;
>  }
>
>  int bnx2x_set_vf_vlan(struct net_device *dev, int vfidx, u16 vlan, u8 qos)
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_vfpf.c
> b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_vfpf.c
> index 0c067e8..784c715 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_vfpf.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_vfpf.c
> @@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ int bnx2x_vfpf_config_mac(struct bnx2x *bp, u8
> *addr, u8 vf_qid, bool set)
>  out:
>       bnx2x_vfpf_finalize(bp, &req->first_tlv);
>
> -     return 0;
> +     return rc;
>  }
>
>  /* request pf to config rss table for vf queues*/
>

Thanks Joe for catching this!

Acked-by: Dmitry Kravkov <Dmitry.Kravkov@xxxxxxxxxx>


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