netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: ixp4xx_eth: Return proper error for eth_init

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Message-ID: <m3bp3vi6v9.fsf@intrepid.localdomain>
Date:	Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:43:22 +0100
From:	Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>
To:	Axel Lin <axel.lin@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: ixp4xx_eth: Return proper error for eth_init_one

Axel Lin <axel.lin@...il.com> writes:

> Return PTR_ERR(port->phydev) instead of 1 if phy_connect failed.
>
> Signed-off-by: Axel Lin <axel.lin@...il.com>

> --- a/drivers/net/arm/ixp4xx_eth.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/arm/ixp4xx_eth.c
> @@ -1229,8 +1229,10 @@ static int __devinit eth_init_one(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  	snprintf(phy_id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE + 3, PHY_ID_FMT, "0", plat->phy);
>  	port->phydev = phy_connect(dev, phy_id, &ixp4xx_adjust_link, 0,
>  				   PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII);
> -	if ((err = IS_ERR(port->phydev)))
> +	if (IS_ERR(port->phydev)) {
> +		err = PTR_ERR(port->phydev);
>  		goto err_free_mem;
> +	}
>  
>  	port->phydev->irq = PHY_POLL;

Right. Thanks.

Acked-by: Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>
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Krzysztof Halasa
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