netdev - [PATCH] mac80211: return correct error return from ieee80211_wep

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Message-ID: <487BAE68.6040403@goop.org>
Date:	Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:52:08 -0700
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
CC:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	NetDev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] mac80211: return correct error return from ieee80211_wep_init

Return the proper error code rather than a hard-coded ENOMEM from
ieee80211_wep_init.  Also, print the error code on failure.

Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
---
 net/mac80211/main.c |    4 ++--
 net/mac80211/wep.c  |    4 ++--
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

===================================================================
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -1741,8 +1741,8 @@
 	result = ieee80211_wep_init(local);
 
 	if (result < 0) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Failed to initialize wep\n",
-		       wiphy_name(local->hw.wiphy));
+		printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Failed to initialize wep: %d\n",
+		       wiphy_name(local->hw.wiphy), result);
 		goto fail_wep;
 	}
 
===================================================================
--- a/net/mac80211/wep.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/wep.c
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@
 	local->wep_tx_tfm = crypto_alloc_blkcipher("ecb(arc4)", 0,
 						CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
 	if (IS_ERR(local->wep_tx_tfm))
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return PTR_ERR(local->wep_tx_tfm);
 
 	local->wep_rx_tfm = crypto_alloc_blkcipher("ecb(arc4)", 0,
 						CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
 	if (IS_ERR(local->wep_rx_tfm)) {
 		crypto_free_blkcipher(local->wep_tx_tfm);
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return PTR_ERR(local->wep_rx_tfm);
 	}
 
 	return 0;


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