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Re: [PATCH 6/7] drivers: net: cpsw: fix error return code

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Hello.

On 12/26/2015 08:50 PM, Sergei Shtylyov wrote:

>>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
>>>> b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
>>>> index 3409e80..6a76992 100644
>>>> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
>>>> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
>>>> @@ -2448,8 +2448,10 @@ static int cpsw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>>>>
>>>>        /* RX IRQ */
>>>>        irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 1);
>>>> -    if (irq < 0)
>>>> +    if (irq < 0) {
>>>> +        ret = -ENOENT;
>>>
>>>     Why not just propagate an error returned by that function?
>>
>> OK, I did what was done a few lines before in the same function:
>>
>>          ndev->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 1);
>>          if (ndev->irq < 0) {
>>         dev_err(priv->dev, "error getting irq resource\n");
>>                  ret = -ENOENT;
>>                  goto clean_ale_ret;
>>          }
>>
>> Maybe they should all be changed?
>
>     Yeah, I'd vote for it. I'm seeing no sense in overriding an actual error.

    Hm, I decided to check drivers/base/dd.c and I think I maybe know the 
reason now: -ENXIO, usually returned by platform_get_irq(), is silently 
"swallowed" by really_probe(); to be precise, -ENODEV and -ENXIO are only 
reported with pr_debug(), while -ENOENT causes printk(KERN_WARNING, ...)...

> [...]
>
>> julia

MBR, Sergei

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[PATCH 0/7] fix error return code Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr> - 2015-12-26 16:50 +0100
  [PATCH 6/7] drivers: net: cpsw: fix error return code Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@lip6.fr> - 2015-12-26 16:50 +0100
    Re: [PATCH 6/7] drivers: net: cpsw: fix error return code Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@cogentembedded.com> - 2015-12-26 18:40 +0100
      Re: [PATCH 6/7] drivers: net: cpsw: fix error return code Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr> - 2015-12-26 18:50 +0100
        Re: [PATCH 6/7] drivers: net: cpsw: fix error return code Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@cogentembedded.com> - 2015-12-26 19:00 +0100
          [PATCH 6/7 v2] drivers: net: cpsw: fix error return code Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr> - 2015-12-26 20:20 +0100
          Re: [PATCH 6/7] drivers: net: cpsw: fix error return code Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@cogentembedded.com> - 2015-12-26 21:00 +0100
            Re: [PATCH 6/7] drivers: net: cpsw: fix error return code Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr> - 2015-12-26 21:10 +0100
              Re: [PATCH 6/7] drivers: net: cpsw: fix error return code Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@cogentembedded.com> - 2015-12-26 21:20 +0100

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