netdev - Re: [PATCH net 1/2] virtio

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Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 17:10:53 -0700
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: Heng Qi <hengqi@...ux.alibaba.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, virtualization@...ts.linux.dev, "Michael S.
 Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>, Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>, Xuan Zhuo
 <xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com>, Eugenio Pérez
 <eperezma@...hat.com>, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, Eric
 Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, Jiri Pirko
 <jiri@...nulli.us>, Daniel Jurgens <danielj@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 1/2] virtio_net: rename ret to err

On Tue, 28 May 2024 15:52:25 +0800 Heng Qi wrote:
> The integer variable 'ret', denoting the return code, is mismatched with
> the boolean return type of virtnet_send_command_reply(); hence, it is
> renamed to 'err'.
> 
> The usage of 'ret' is deferred to the next patch.

That seems a bit much. Can you call the variable in patch 2 "ok"
instead?
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