netdev - [PATCH net] dm9000: Return an ERR_PTR() in all error conditions of dm9000_parse

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Date:	Fri, 19 Sep 2014 16:16:25 +0200
From:	Tobias Klauser <tklauser@...tanz.ch>
To:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net] dm9000: Return an ERR_PTR() in all error conditions of dm9000_parse_dt()

In one error condition dm9000_parse_dt() returns NULL, however the
return value is checked using IS_ERR() in dm9000_probe(), leading to the
error not being properly propagated if CONFIG_OF is not enabled or the
device tree data is not available. Fix this by also returning an
ERR_PTR() in this case.

Fixes: 0b8bf1baabe5 (net: dm9000: Allow instantiation using device tree)
Signed-off-by: Tobias Klauser <tklauser@...tanz.ch>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/davicom/dm9000.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/davicom/dm9000.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/davicom/dm9000.c
index 9b33057..70089c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/davicom/dm9000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/davicom/dm9000.c
@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ static struct dm9000_plat_data *dm9000_parse_dt(struct device *dev)
 	const void *mac_addr;

 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_OF) || !np)
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENXIO);

 	pdata = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*pdata), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!pdata)
-- 
2.0.1

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