netdev - Re: [PATCH 05/19] staging: wfx: fix coherency of hif

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Message-ID: <20200515150934.GA2573363@kroah.com>
Date:   Fri, 15 May 2020 17:09:34 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Jérôme Pouiller <jerome.pouiller@...abs.com>
Cc:     devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/19] staging: wfx: fix coherency of hif_scan() prototype

On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 05:03:40PM +0200, Jérôme Pouiller wrote:
> On Friday 15 May 2020 15:53:59 CEST Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 10:33:11AM +0200, Jerome Pouiller wrote:
> > > From: Jérôme Pouiller <jerome.pouiller@...abs.com>
> > >
> > > The function hif_scan() return the timeout for the completion of the
> > > scan request. It is the only function from hif_tx.c that return another
> > > thing than just an error code. This behavior is not coherent with the
> > > rest of file. Worse, if value returned is positive, the caller can't
> > > make say if it is a timeout or the value returned by the hardware.
> > >
> > > Uniformize API with other HIF functions, only return the error code and
> > > pass timeout with parameters.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Jérôme Pouiller <jerome.pouiller@...abs.com>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/staging/wfx/hif_tx.c | 6 ++++--
> > >  drivers/staging/wfx/hif_tx.h | 2 +-
> > >  drivers/staging/wfx/scan.c   | 6 +++---
> > >  3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> > 
> > This patch fails to apply to my branch, so I've stopped here in the
> > patch series.
> 
> Hello Greg,
> 
> Did you applied the patch called "staging: wfx: unlock on error path" from
> Dan?

I have no idea :)

> (I wrote that information in the introduction letter, but maybe I would
> had include the Dan's patch in my PR?)

I think you should have, as my queue is empty now.

thanks,

greg k-h