netdev - [PATCH net-next v4 1/3] net: bgmac: Return PTR_ERR() for fixed_phy

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Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2023 10:50:18 +0800
From: Jinjie Ruan <ruanjinjie@...wei.com>
To: <rafal@...ecki.pl>, <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>,
	<davem@...emloft.net>, <edumazet@...gle.com>, <kuba@...nel.org>,
	<pabeni@...hat.com>, <opendmb@...il.com>, <florian.fainelli@...adcom.com>,
	<bryan.whitehead@...rochip.com>, <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>,
	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <andrew@...n.ch>
CC: <ruanjinjie@...wei.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next v4 1/3] net: bgmac: Return PTR_ERR() for fixed_phy_register()

fixed_phy_register() returns -EPROBE_DEFER, -EINVAL and -EBUSY,
etc, in addition to -ENODEV. The best practice is to return
these error codes with PTR_ERR().

Signed-off-by: Jinjie Ruan <ruanjinjie@...wei.com>
Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
---
v4:
- Keep the code context consistent with another patch set.
- Update to bring the author's name before.
v3:
- Split the return value check into another patch set.
- Update the commit title and message.
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c
index 52ee3751187a..448a1b90de5e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ int bgmac_phy_connect_direct(struct bgmac *bgmac)
 	phy_dev = fixed_phy_register(PHY_POLL, &fphy_status, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(phy_dev)) {
 		dev_err(bgmac->dev, "Failed to register fixed PHY device\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
+		return PTR_ERR(phy_dev);
 	}
 
 	err = phy_connect_direct(bgmac->net_dev, phy_dev, bgmac_adjust_link,
-- 
2.34.1