[PATCH 1/1] netdev: broadcom: propagate error code

[Pan Bian]

Function bnxt_hwrm_stat_ctx_alloc() always returns 0, even if the call
to _hwrm_send_message() fails. It may be better to propagate the errors
to the caller of bnxt_hwrm_stat_ctx_alloc().

Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=188661

Signed-off-by: Pan Bian 
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c 
b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index ee1a803..f08a20b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -4120,7 +4120,7 @@ static int bnxt_hwrm_stat_ctx_alloc(struct bnxt *bp)
bp->grp_info[i].fw_stats_ctx = cpr->hw_stats_ctx_id;
}
mutex_unlock(&bp->hwrm_cmd_lock);
-   return 0;
+   return rc;
 }
 
 static int bnxt_hwrm_func_qcfg(struct bnxt *bp)
-- 
1.9.1

Re: [PATCH 1/1] netdev: broadcom: propagate error code

[Michael Chan]

On Sat, Dec 3, 2016 at 1:56 AM, Pan Bian  wrote:
> Function bnxt_hwrm_stat_ctx_alloc() always returns 0, even if the call
> to _hwrm_send_message() fails. It may be better to propagate the errors
> to the caller of bnxt_hwrm_stat_ctx_alloc().
>
> Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=188661
>
> Signed-off-by: Pan Bian 

Acked-by: Michael Chan 

Re: [PATCH 1/1] netdev: broadcom: propagate error code

[David Miller]

From: Pan Bian 
Date: Sat,  3 Dec 2016 17:56:17 +0800

> Function bnxt_hwrm_stat_ctx_alloc() always returns 0, even if the call
> to _hwrm_send_message() fails. It may be better to propagate the errors
> to the caller of bnxt_hwrm_stat_ctx_alloc().
> 
> Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=188661
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pan Bian 

Applied.