linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] net: cxgb3: Fix an error code when probing the driver

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Message-Id: <164672101117.16776.14954414066959843384.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date:   Tue, 08 Mar 2022 06:30:11 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Zheyu Ma <zheyuma97@...il.com>
Cc:     andrew@...n.ch, rajur@...lsio.com, davem@...emloft.net,
        kuba@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] net: cxgb3: Fix an error code when probing the driver

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (master)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Sun,  6 Mar 2022 05:56:32 +0000 you wrote:
> During the process of driver probing, probe function should return < 0
> for failure, otherwise kernel will treat value >= 0 as success.
> 
> Therefore, the driver should set 'err' to -ENODEV when
> 'adapter->registered_device_map' is NULL. Otherwise kernel will assume
> that the driver has been successfully probed and will cause unexpected
> errors.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [v2] net: cxgb3: Fix an error code when probing the driver
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/69adcb988a06

You are awesome, thank you!
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