netdev - [PATCH net-next] liquidio: Missing error code in liquidio_init_nic

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Date:   Tue, 14 Nov 2017 09:14:17 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     Derek Chickles <derek.chickles@...iumnetworks.com>,
        Vijaya Mohan Guvva <vijaya.guvva@...ium.com>
Cc:     Satanand Burla <satananda.burla@...iumnetworks.com>,
        Felix Manlunas <felix.manlunas@...iumnetworks.com>,
        Raghu Vatsavayi <raghu.vatsavayi@...iumnetworks.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net-next] liquidio: Missing error code in
 liquidio_init_nic_module()

We accidentally return success if lio_vf_rep_modinit() fails instead of
propogating the error code.

Fixes: e20f469660ad ("liquidio: synchronize VF representor names with NIC firmware")
Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
index f05045a69dcc..6aa0eee88ea5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
@@ -4038,7 +4038,8 @@ static int liquidio_init_nic_module(struct octeon_device *oct)
 	 */
 	if (!oct->octeon_id &&
 	    oct->fw_info.app_cap_flags & LIQUIDIO_SWITCHDEV_CAP) {
-		if (lio_vf_rep_modinit()) {
+		retval = lio_vf_rep_modinit();
+		if (retval) {
 			liquidio_stop_nic_module(oct);
 			goto octnet_init_failure;
 		}