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

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Date:   Thu, 20 Oct 2016 13:51:31 -0600
From:   "Baicar, Tyler" <tbaicar@...eaurora.org>
To:     Punit Agrawal <punit.agrawal@....com>, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
        rjw@...ysocki.net
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, bp@...e.de,
        Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] acpi/apei: Fix in-correct return value

On 10/18/2016 10:07 AM, Punit Agrawal wrote:
> 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>
Tested-by: Tyler Baicar <tbaicar@...eaurora.org>

Thanks,
Tyler
> ---
>   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)

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