Make sure never to update the control register with random data (an error code) by checking the return value after reading it.
Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <jo...@kernel.org> --- drivers/net/phy/micrel.c | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c index bcc6c0ea75fa..62ca9613a514 100644 --- a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c +++ b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c @@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ static int kszphy_config_intr(struct phy_device *phydev) /* set the interrupt pin active low */ temp = phy_read(phydev, MII_KSZPHY_CTRL); + if (temp < 0) + return temp; temp &= ~KSZPHY_CTRL_INT_ACTIVE_HIGH; phy_write(phydev, MII_KSZPHY_CTRL, temp); rc = kszphy_set_interrupt(phydev); @@ -134,6 +136,8 @@ static int ksz9021_config_intr(struct phy_device *phydev) /* set the interrupt pin active low */ temp = phy_read(phydev, MII_KSZPHY_CTRL); + if (temp < 0) + return temp; temp &= ~KSZ9021_CTRL_INT_ACTIVE_HIGH; phy_write(phydev, MII_KSZPHY_CTRL, temp); rc = kszphy_set_interrupt(phydev); @@ -146,6 +150,8 @@ static int ks8737_config_intr(struct phy_device *phydev) /* set the interrupt pin active low */ temp = phy_read(phydev, MII_KSZPHY_CTRL); + if (temp < 0) + return temp; temp &= ~KS8737_CTRL_INT_ACTIVE_HIGH; phy_write(phydev, MII_KSZPHY_CTRL, temp); rc = kszphy_set_interrupt(phydev); -- 2.0.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/