linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sky2: fix missing register reset on error path in sky2_test

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Date:	Tue, 3 Apr 2012 22:09:32 +0200
From:	Lino Sanfilippo <LinoSanfilippo@....de>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sky2: fix missing register reset on error path in
 sky2_test_msi()

On Tue, Apr 03, 2012 at 11:55:47AM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> Ok, but this is a non-serious error case. If request_irq() fails here,
> the driver is going to fail to load and on the failure path of
> sky2_probe will reset the chip on the way out.
> 
Youre right, this is more a cosmetic change than a fix for a real bug. 
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