netdev - Re: [PATCH net] rxrpc: rxrpc_kernel_send_data() needs to handle failed call better

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Message-Id: <20170309.183035.1322866098839970347.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Thu, 09 Mar 2017 18:30:35 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     dhowells@...hat.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-afs@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] rxrpc: rxrpc_kernel_send_data() needs to handle
 failed call better

From: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2017 08:10:32 +0000

> If rxrpc_kernel_send_data() is asked to send data through a call that has
> already failed (due to a remote abort, received protocol error or network
> error), then return the associated error code saved in the call rather than
> ESHUTDOWN.
> 
> This allows the caller to work out whether to ask for the abort code or not
> based on this.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>

Applied, thanks David.