linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: r8188eu: convert rtw_p2p

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Date:   Wed, 3 Aug 2022 15:11:08 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     Phillip Potter <phil@...lpotter.co.uk>
Cc:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, Larry.Finger@...inger.net,
        paskripkin@...il.com, straube.linux@...il.com, martin@...ser.cx,
        abdun.nihaal@...il.com, linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: r8188eu: convert rtw_p2p_enable to correct
 error code semantics

On Wed, Aug 03, 2022 at 12:44:08AM +0100, Phillip Potter wrote:
> Convert the rtw_p2p_enable function to use correct error code semantics
> rather than _SUCCESS/_FAIL, and also make sure we allow these to be
> passed through properly in the one caller where we actually check the
> code, rtw_wext_p2p_enable.
> 
> This change moves these functions to a clearer 'return 0;' style at the
> end of the function, and in the case of errors now returns ret instead
> of jumping to the end of the function, so that these can still be passed
> through but without using a goto to jump to a single return statement at
> the end which is less clear.
> 
> This change moves the driver slowly closer to using standard error code
> semantics everywhere.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Phillip Potter <phil@...lpotter.co.uk>

Looks good.  Thanks!

Reviewed-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>

regards,
dan carpenter