linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4 V2] ocfs2: use retval instead of status for checking error

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Date:	Tue, 3 Mar 2015 10:38:31 +0900
From:	DaeSeok Youn <daeseok.youn@...il.com>
To:	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
Cc:	mfasheh@...e.com, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Joel Becker <jlbec@...lplan.org>,
	"ocfs2-devel@....oracle.com" <ocfs2-devel@....oracle.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4 V2] ocfs2: use retval instead of status for checking error

Hi, all

please, review this patch.

thanks.

regards,
Daeseok Youn.

2015-03-02 18:04 GMT+09:00 Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>:
> Am 28.02.2015 um 00:48 schrieb Daeseok Youn:
>> The use of 'status' in __ocfs2_add_entry() can return wrong
>> status when some functions are failed.
>>
>> If ocfs2_journal_access_db() in __ocfs2_add_entry() is failed,
>> that status is saved to 'status' but return variable is 'retval'
>> which is saved 'success' status. In case of this,  __ocfs2_add_entry()
>> is failed but can be returned as 'success'.
>>
>> So replace 'status' with 'retval'.
>
> As this patch is untested and the issue is theoretical I'm nervous.
> But the final decision is up to ocfs2 maintainers.
>
> Thanks,
> //richard
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