netdev - [PATCH net] devlink: Fix error handling in param and info

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Date:   Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:05:54 +0530
From:   Vasundhara Volam <vasundhara-v.volam@...adcom.com>
To:     davem@...emloft.net
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Vasundhara Volam <vasundhara-v.volam@...adcom.com>,
        Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>,
        Michael Chan <michael.chan@...adcom.com>
Subject: [PATCH net] devlink: Fix error handling in param and info_get dumpit cb

If any of the param or info_get op returns error, dumpit cb is
skipping to dump remaining params or info_get ops for all the
drivers.

Instead skip only for the param/info_get op which returned error
and continue to dump remaining information, except if the return
code is EMSGSIZE.

Cc: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>
Cc: Michael Chan <michael.chan@...adcom.com>
Signed-off-by: Vasundhara Volam <vasundhara-v.volam@...adcom.com>
---
 net/core/devlink.c | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index e48680e..a1dd1b8 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -3172,7 +3172,7 @@ static int devlink_nl_cmd_param_get_dumpit(struct sk_buff *msg,
 						    NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).portid,
 						    cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
 						    NLM_F_MULTI);
-			if (err) {
+			if (err == -EMSGSIZE) {
 				mutex_unlock(&devlink->lock);
 				goto out;
 			}
@@ -3432,7 +3432,7 @@ static int devlink_nl_cmd_port_param_get_dumpit(struct sk_buff *msg,
 						NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).portid,
 						cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
 						NLM_F_MULTI);
-				if (err) {
+				if (err == -EMSGSIZE) {
 					mutex_unlock(&devlink->lock);
 					goto out;
 				}
@@ -4088,7 +4088,7 @@ static int devlink_nl_cmd_info_get_dumpit(struct sk_buff *msg,
 					   cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq, NLM_F_MULTI,
 					   cb->extack);
 		mutex_unlock(&devlink->lock);
-		if (err)
+		if (err == -EMSGSIZE)
 			break;
 		idx++;
 	}
-- 
1.8.3.1