netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Fix switchdev error code

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Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 22:07:26 +0000
From: Elliot Ayrey <Elliot.Ayrey@...iedtelesis.co.nz>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Fix switchdev error code

On Tue, 2024-12-17 at 10:54 +0100, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> I just had a quick look at other users of call_switchdev_notifiers()
> and all but vxlan_core.c and this one discarded the return
> value. Would that be a better fix, making the code more uniform?
> 
> 	Andrew

Hi Andrew, I am hesitant to remove this error as it was very helpful
during development and helped to diagnose some subtle issues that would
have otherwise been very hard to notice.