linux-kernel - [PATCH v2] staging: octeon: Fix return type of cvm_oct_xmit and cvm_oct_xmit

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Message-ID: <20220913230412.225957-1-nhuck@google.com>
Date:   Tue, 13 Sep 2022 16:04:12 -0700
From:   Nathan Huckleberry <nhuck@...gle.com>
To:     nathan@...nel.org
Cc:     error27@...il.com, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
        llvm@...ts.linux.dev, ndesaulniers@...gle.com, nhuck@...gle.com,
        trix@...hat.com
Subject: [PATCH v2] staging: octeon: Fix return type of cvm_oct_xmit and cvm_oct_xmit_pow

The ndo_start_xmit field in net_device_ops is expected to be of type
netdev_tx_t (*ndo_start_xmit)(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev).

The mismatched return type breaks forward edge kCFI since the underlying
function definition does not match the function hook definition.

The return type of cvm_oct_xmit and cvm_oct_xmit_pow should be changed
from int to netdev_tx_t.

Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@...il.com>
Link: https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/1703
Cc: llvm@...ts.linux.dev
Signed-off-by: Nathan Huckleberry <nhuck@...gle.com>

Changes v1 -> v2:
 - Update function signatures in ethernet-tx.h.

---
 drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.c | 4 ++--
 drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.h | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.c
index 1ad94c5060b5..a36e36701c74 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static void cvm_oct_free_tx_skbs(struct net_device *dev)
  *
  * Returns Always returns NETDEV_TX_OK
  */
-int cvm_oct_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
+netdev_tx_t cvm_oct_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	union cvmx_pko_command_word0 pko_command;
 	union cvmx_buf_ptr hw_buffer;
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ int cvm_oct_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
  * @dev:    Device info structure
  * Returns Always returns zero
  */
-int cvm_oct_xmit_pow(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
+netdev_tx_t cvm_oct_xmit_pow(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct octeon_ethernet *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	void *packet_buffer;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.h b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.h
index 78936e9b33b0..6c524668f65a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.h
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2003-2007 Cavium Networks
  */
 
-int cvm_oct_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
-int cvm_oct_xmit_pow(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
+netdev_tx_t cvm_oct_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
+netdev_tx_t cvm_oct_xmit_pow(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
 int cvm_oct_transmit_qos(struct net_device *dev, void *work_queue_entry,
 			 int do_free, int qos);
 void cvm_oct_tx_initialize(void);
-- 
2.37.2.789.g6183377224-goog