linux-kernel - Re: [Patch v2] drivers: staging : wlan-ng : collect return status without variable

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Date:   Sat, 11 May 2019 23:47:12 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     Hariprasad Kelam <hariprasad.kelam@...il.com>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Tim Collier <osdevtc@...il.com>,
        Chris Opperman <eklikeroomys@...il.com>,
        devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Patch v2] drivers: staging : wlan-ng : collect return status
 without variable

On Sat, May 11, 2019 at 03:18:59PM +0530, Hariprasad Kelam wrote:
> As caller rdev_set_default_key  not particular about -EFAULT.
> We can preserve the return value of prism2_domibset_uint32.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hariprasad Kelam <hariprasad.kelam@...il.com>
> -----
> Changes in v2:
>   - remove  masking of original return value with EFAULT
> ---
>  drivers/staging/wlan-ng/cfg80211.c | 9 +++------
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/cfg80211.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/cfg80211.c
> index 5dad5ac..4018fc5 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/cfg80211.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/cfg80211.c
> @@ -231,12 +231,9 @@ static int prism2_set_default_key(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
>  {
>  	struct wlandevice *wlandev = dev->ml_priv;
>  
> -	if (prism2_domibset_uint32(wlandev,
> -				   DIDMIB_DOT11SMT_PRIVACYTABLE_WEPDEFAULTKEYID,
> -				   key_index))
> -		return -EFAULT;
> -	else
> -		return 0;
> +	return prism2_domibset_uint32(wlandev,
> +				      DIDMIB_DOT11SMT_PRIVACYTABLE_WEPDEFAULTKEYID,
> +				      key_index);
>  }
>  

I'm sorry, this patch can only be applied on top of v1, but we need a
patch which can be applied on top of linux-next without applying v1
first.  (Merge/fold the two patches together and resend).

regards,
dan carpenter