linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] IB/rdmavt: return proper error code

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Message-ID: <46c46e8e-c124-929a-6760-13cade450f30@web.de>
Date:   Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:48:39 +0200
From:   Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To:     Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com>,
        linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org,
        Dennis Dalessandro <dennis.dalessandro@...el.com>,
        Doug Ledford <dledford@...hat.com>,
        Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>,
        Mike Marciniszyn <mike.marciniszyn@...el.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] IB/rdmavt: return proper error code

> The function rvt_create_mmap_info() can return either NULL or an error
> in ERR_PTR(). Check properly for both the error type and return the
> error code accordingly.

How do you think about to add the tag “Fixes” because of adjustments
for the exception handling?

Regards,
Markus