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

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Message-ID: <20120403135954.2131ab08@s6510.linuxnetplumber.net>
Date:	Tue, 3 Apr 2012 13:59:54 -0700
From:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	LinoSanfilippo@....de, 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, 03 Apr 2012 16:30:08 -0400 (EDT)
David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:

> From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
> Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 11:55:47 -0700
> 
> > On Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:36:16 +0200
> > Lino Sanfilippo <LinoSanfilippo@....de> wrote:
> > 
> >> In sky2_test_msi() the temporarily set SW IRQ in B0 register is not reset in case
> >> that request_irq() fails.
> >> With this patch we only set the interrupt mask if request_irq() was successful.
> >> 
> >> Signed-off-by: Lino Sanfilippo <LinoSanfilippo@....de>
> > 
> > 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.
> 
> So, ACK for net-next?  Toss it?  What?

Put it in net-next, no need for net or stable.
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