linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 1/6] vsock: return errors other than -ENOMEM to socket

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Date:   Thu, 1 Dec 2022 10:17:22 +0100
From:   Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@...hat.com>
To:     Arseniy Krasnov <AVKrasnov@...rdevices.ru>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "edumazet@...gle.com" <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        "kys@...rosoft.com" <kys@...rosoft.com>,
        "haiyangz@...rosoft.com" <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>,
        "wei.liu@...nel.org" <wei.liu@...nel.org>,
        Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>,
        Bryan Tan <bryantan@...are.com>,
        Vishnu Dasa <vdasa@...are.com>,
        Krasnov Arseniy <oxffffaa@...il.com>,
        Bobby Eshleman <bobby.eshleman@...il.com>,
        Bobby Eshleman <bobby.eshleman@...edance.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org" 
        <virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org" <linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel <kernel@...rdevices.ru>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 1/6] vsock: return errors other than -ENOMEM to
 socket

On Fri, Nov 25, 2022 at 05:03:06PM +0000, Arseniy Krasnov wrote:
>From: Bobby Eshleman <bobby.eshleman@...edance.com>
>
>This removes behaviour, where error code returned from any
>transport was always switched to ENOMEM.
>
>Signed-off-by: Bobby Eshleman <bobby.eshleman@...edance.com>
>Signed-off-by: Arseniy Krasnov <AVKrasnov@...rdevices.ru>
>---
> net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c | 3 ++-
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

This patch LGTM, but I would move after the 2 patches that change vmci 
and hyperv transports.

First we should fix the transports by returning the error we think is 
right, and then expose it to the user.

Thanks,
Stefano

>
>diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
>index 884eca7f6743..61ddab664c33 100644
>--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
>+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
>@@ -1862,8 +1862,9 @@ static int vsock_connectible_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
> 			written = transport->stream_enqueue(vsk,
> 					msg, len - total_written);
> 		}
>+
> 		if (written < 0) {
>-			err = -ENOMEM;
>+			err = written;
> 			goto out_err;
> 		}
>
>-- 
>2.25.1