netdev - [net 1/4] tipc: fix wrong return value from function tipc_node_try

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Date:   Fri, 6 Jul 2018 20:10:03 +0200
From:   Jon Maloy <jon.maloy@...csson.com>
To:     <davem@...emloft.net>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     <gordan.mihaljevic@...tech.com.au>, <tung.q.nguyen@...tech.com.au>,
        <hoang.h.le@...tech.com.au>, <jon.maloy@...csson.com>,
        <canh.d.luu@...tech.com.au>, <ying.xue@...driver.com>,
        <tipc-discussion@...ts.sourceforge.net>
Subject: [net 1/4] tipc: fix wrong return value from function tipc_node_try_addr()

The function for checking if there is an node address conflict is
supposed to return a suggestion for a new address if it finds a
conflict, and zero otherwise. But in case the peer being checked
is previously unknown it does instead return a "suggestion" for
the checked address itself. This results in a DSC_TRIAL_FAIL_MSG
being sent unecessarily to the peer, and sometimes makes the trial
period starting over again.

Fixes: 25b0b9c4e835 ("tipc: handle collisions of 32-bit node address hash values")
Signed-off-by: Jon Maloy <jon.maloy@...csson.com>
---
 net/tipc/node.c | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index 6a44eb8..0453bd4 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -797,6 +797,7 @@ static u32 tipc_node_suggest_addr(struct net *net, u32 addr)
 }
 
 /* tipc_node_try_addr(): Check if addr can be used by peer, suggest other if not
+ * Returns suggested address if any, otherwise 0
  */
 u32 tipc_node_try_addr(struct net *net, u8 *id, u32 addr)
 {
@@ -819,12 +820,14 @@ u32 tipc_node_try_addr(struct net *net, u8 *id, u32 addr)
 	if (n) {
 		addr = n->addr;
 		tipc_node_put(n);
+		return addr;
 	}
-	/* Even this node may be in trial phase */
+
+	/* Even this node may be in conflict */
 	if (tn->trial_addr == addr)
 		return tipc_node_suggest_addr(net, addr);
 
-	return addr;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void tipc_node_check_dest(struct net *net, u32 addr,
-- 
2.1.4