RE: [PATCH] net: mana: store return status in signed variable

From: Long Li
Date: Wed Oct 05 2022 - 21:48:47 EST


> Subject: [PATCH] net: mana: store return status in signed variable
>
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> The mana_adev_idx_alloc() can return negative value. Save its return value
> in ret which is signed variable and check if it is correct value.
>
> Fixes: ee928282bfa7 ("net: mana: Add support for auxiliary device")
> Signed-off-by: Muhammad Usama Anjum <usama.anjum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c | 7 +++----
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
> b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
> index 7ca313c7b7b3..1c59502d34b5 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
> @@ -2203,11 +2203,10 @@ static int add_adev(struct gdma_dev *gd)
> return -ENOMEM;
>
> adev = &madev->adev;
> - adev->id = mana_adev_idx_alloc();
> - if (adev->id < 0) {
> - ret = adev->id;
> + ret = mana_adev_idx_alloc();
> + if (ret < 0)
> goto idx_fail;
> - }
> + adev->id = ret;
>
> adev->name = "rdma";
> adev->dev.parent = gd->gdma_context->dev;
> --
> 2.30.2

Thank you, I'm folding this patch into the next v7 patch series.

Long