linux-kernel - [PATCH] acpi/apei: Fix in-correct return value

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Date:   Tue, 18 Oct 2016 17:07:19 +0100
From:   Punit Agrawal <punit.agrawal@....com>
To:     linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, rjw@...ysocki.net
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, tbaicar@...eaurora.org, bp@...e.de,
        Punit Agrawal <punit.agrawal@....com>,
        Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] acpi/apei: Fix in-correct return value

Although ghes_proc tests for error while reading the error status, it
always return success (0). Fix this by propagating the return value.

Fixes: d334a49113a4a33 ("ACPI, APEI, Generic Hardware Error Source memory error support")
Signed-of-by: Punit Agrawal <punit.agrawa.@....com>
Cc: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
Cc: Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
---
 drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
index f0a029e..0d099a2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ static int ghes_proc(struct ghes *ghes)
 	ghes_do_proc(ghes, ghes->estatus);
 out:
 	ghes_clear_estatus(ghes);
-	return 0;
+	return rc;
 }
 
 static void ghes_add_timer(struct ghes *ghes)
-- 
2.9.3