Re: [PATCH v2] xen/manage: correct return value check on xenbus_scanf()

From: Juergen Gross
Date: Tue Nov 08 2016 - 02:51:22 EST


On 08/11/16 08:44, Jan Beulich wrote:
> A negative return value indicates an error; in fact the function at
> present won't ever return zero.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>

> ---
> v2: For consistency with other code don't consider zero an error
> (utilizing that xenbus_scanf() at present won't return zero).
> Adjust commit message accordingly.
> ---
> drivers/xen/manage.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> --- 4.9-rc4/drivers/xen/manage.c
> +++ 4.9-rc4-xen-manage-xenbus_scanf/drivers/xen/manage.c
> @@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ static void sysrq_handler(struct xenbus_
> err = xenbus_transaction_start(&xbt);
> if (err)
> return;
> - if (!xenbus_scanf(xbt, "control", "sysrq", "%c", &sysrq_key)) {
> + if (xenbus_scanf(xbt, "control", "sysrq", "%c", &sysrq_key) < 0) {
> pr_err("Unable to read sysrq code in control/sysrq\n");
> xenbus_transaction_end(xbt, 1);
> return;
>
>