linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mptlan: fix mpt_lan_sdu

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Date:   Tue, 8 May 2018 17:44:16 +0200
From:   Luc Van Oostenryck <luc.vanoostenryck@...il.com>
To:     "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Sathya Prakash <sathya.prakash@...adcom.com>,
        Chaitra P B <chaitra.basappa@...adcom.com>,
        Suganath Prabu Subramani 
        <suganath-prabu.subramani@...adcom.com>,
        MPT-FusionLinux.pdl@...adcom.com, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mptlan: fix mpt_lan_sdu_send()'s return type

On Tue, May 08, 2018 at 01:21:56AM -0400, Martin K. Petersen wrote:
> 
> Luc,
> 
> > The method ndo_start_xmit() is defined as returning an 'netdev_tx_t',
> > which is a typedef for an enum type, but the implementation in this
> > driver returns an 'int'.
> 
> You forgot to update the function prototype accordingly.

Hmmm, the function mpt_lan_sdu_send() has no other declaration
than the one I modified the return type in this patch.

Must be a misunderstanding somewhere.

-- Luc