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SubjectRe: [PATCH net-next] net: make ndo_get_stats64 a void function
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From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2017 09:31:36 -0800

> The network device operation for reading statistics is only called
> in one place, and it ignores the return value. Having a structure
> return value is potentially confusing because some future driver could
> incorrectly assume that the return value was used.
>
> Fix all drivers with ndo_get_stats64 to have a void function.
>
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@microsoft.com>

You missed at least one new warning, please do a fresh allmodconfig build
and watch the logs.

drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2.c: In function ‘bnx2_get_stats64’:
drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2.c:6830:10: warning: ‘return’ with a value, in function returning void

Thanks.
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