Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:53:18 -0700 (PDT) | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/1] Ath9k: fix uninitialized value in ath9k_hw_reset | From | David Miller <> |
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From: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:56:43 +0200
> status ath9k_hw_reset() parameter should be set in every case, since > it is used in callers to find out an error code. > > Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com> > Cc: Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@atheros.com> > Cc: Jouni Malinen <jmalinen@atheros.com> > --- > drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/hw.c | 2 +- > 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/hw.c > index 62e44a0..fb6727b 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/hw.c > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/hw.c > @@ -5893,7 +5893,7 @@ bool ath9k_hw_reset(struct ath_hal *ah, > } > > if (!ath9k_hw_setpower(ah, ATH9K_PM_AWAKE)) > - return false; > + FAIL(-EIO); >
This fix may be correct, but this is the first time I've noticed these error status updating macros and they are super ugly.
I really think they should be removed. Someone casually scanning this code won't be able to discern the side effects and that makes auditing harder and more error prone.
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