linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] nbd: fix return value in error handling path

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Date:   Mon, 26 Feb 2018 15:01:33 -0800
From:   Omar Sandoval <osandov@...ndov.com>
To:     "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavo@...eddedor.com>
Cc:     Josef Bacik <jbacik@...com>, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        nbd@...er.debian.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@...eddedor.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] nbd: fix return value in error handling path

On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 11:14:55AM -0600, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> It seems that the proper value to return in this particular case is the
> one contained into variable new_index instead of ret.
> 
> Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1465148 ("Copy-paste error")
> Fixes: e46c7287b1c2 ("nbd: add a basic netlink interface")

Reviewed-by: Omar Sandoval <osandov@...com>

> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavo@...eddedor.com>
> ---
>  drivers/block/nbd.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
> index 5f2a424..86258b0 100644
> --- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
> +++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
> @@ -1591,7 +1591,7 @@ static int nbd_genl_connect(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
>  			if (new_index < 0) {
>  				mutex_unlock(&nbd_index_mutex);
>  				printk(KERN_ERR "nbd: failed to add new device\n");
> -				return ret;
> +				return new_index;
>  			}
>  			nbd = idr_find(&nbd_index_idr, new_index);
>  		}
> -- 
> 2.7.4
>