linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: dsa: add return value check of genphy_read

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Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:25:42 +0300
From: Александра Дюпина
 <adiupina@...ralinux.ru>
To: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
 Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>, "David S. Miller"
 <davem@...emloft.net>, Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
 Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
 Sebastian Reichel <sre@...nel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, lvc-project@...uxtesting.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: dsa: add return value check of genphy_read_status()

Hello, Andrew!

The dsa_register_switch() function is used in various DSA
drivers (in probe function), so it is necessary to check all
possible errors. If the return value (may be an error code)
of genphy_read_status() is not checked in
dsa_shared_port_fixed_link_register_of(), a possible error
in dsa_register_switch() may be missed.

14/03/24 16:02, Andrew Lunn пишет:

> On Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 09:30:08AM +0300, Alexandra Diupina wrote:
>> Need to check return value of genphy_read_status(),
>> because higher in the call hierarchy is the
>> dsa_register_switch() function,
>> which is used in various drivers.
> I don't understand the commit message. Why is it important to
> dsa_register_switch()?
>
> 	Andrew