linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mwifiex: fix unconditional error return in .add_virtual

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Date:	Mon, 4 Jul 2016 10:18:52 +1000
From:	Julian Calaby <julian.calaby@...il.com>
To:	Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Amitkumar Karwar <akarwar@...vell.com>,
	Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	Nishant Sarmukadam <nishants@...vell.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mwifiex: fix unconditional error return in
 .add_virtual_intf callback

Hi All,

On Sat, Jul 2, 2016 at 5:39 AM, Javier Martinez Canillas
<javier@....samsung.com> wrote:
> The commit 7311ea850079 ("mwifiex: fix AP start problem for newly added
> interface") attempted to fix an issue when a new AP interface is added.
>
> But the patch didn't check the return value of the functions doing the
> firmware calls and returned an error even if the functions didn't fail.
>
> This prevents the network device to be registered properly, so fix it.
>
> Fixes: commit 7311ea850079 ("mwifiex: fix AP start problem for newly added interface")
> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>

Looks correct to me as Dan Carpenter submitted the same fix.

Reviewed-by: Julian Calaby <julian.calaby@...il.com>

Thanks,

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Julian Calaby

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