netdev - [PATCH net-next 3/4] ynl: replace print with NlError

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Date:   Fri, 17 Mar 2023 17:23:39 -0700
From:   Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@...gle.com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org,
        pabeni@...hat.com, Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 3/4] ynl: replace print with NlError

Instead of dumping the error on the stdout, make the callee and
opportunity to decide what to do with it. This is mostly for the
ethtool testing.

Signed-off-by: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@...gle.com>
---
 tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.py | 11 ++++++++---
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.py b/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.py
index 21c015911803..6c1a59cef957 100644
--- a/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.py
+++ b/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.py
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ from .nlspec import SpecFamily
     NLMSGERR_ATTR_MISS_NEST = 6
 
 
+class NlError(Exception):
+  def __init__(self, nl_msg):
+    self.nl_msg = nl_msg
+
+  def __str__(self):
+    return f"Netlink error: {os.strerror(-self.nl_msg.error)}\n{self.nl_msg}"
+
 class NlAttr:
     def __init__(self, raw, offset):
         self._len, self._type = struct.unpack("HH", raw[offset:offset + 4])
@@ -495,9 +502,7 @@ genl_family_name_to_id = None
                     self._decode_extack(msg, op.attr_set, nl_msg.extack)
 
                 if nl_msg.error:
-                    print("Netlink error:", os.strerror(-nl_msg.error))
-                    print(nl_msg)
-                    return
+                    raise NlError(nl_msg)
                 if nl_msg.done:
                     if nl_msg.extack:
                         print("Netlink warning:")
-- 
2.40.0.rc1.284.g88254d51c5-goog