netdev - [PATCH 5/7][MAC80211]: Do not report false error from mesh_path

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Date:	Wed, 07 May 2008 19:54:04 +0400
From:	Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@...nvz.org>
To:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
CC:	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 5/7][MAC80211]: Do not report false error from mesh_path_add.

In case the hash grow failed, it is not fair to return error -
the new node _was_ _actually_ added in this case.

Besides, after my previous patch, this grow is more likely
to fail on large hashes.

Signed-off-by: Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@...nvz.org>

---
 net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
index 1154398..947b13b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ int mesh_path_add(u8 *dst, struct net_device *dev)
 		newtbl = mesh_table_grow(mesh_paths);
 		if (!newtbl) {
 			write_unlock(&pathtbl_resize_lock);
-			return -ENOMEM;
+			return 0;
 		}
 		rcu_assign_pointer(mesh_paths, newtbl);
 		write_unlock(&pathtbl_resize_lock);
-- 
1.5.3.4

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