Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH] e1000e:Fix incorrect assumption that the function e1000e_up always runs successfully in e1000_change_mtu | From | Alexander Duyck <> | Date | Fri, 23 Oct 2015 23:01:02 -0700 |
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On 10/23/2015 09:09 PM, Nicholas Krause wrote: > This fixes the function e1000_change_mtu to properly check and run > the error code by e1000e_up as this function can fail and the error > code should be returned to the caller of the function e1000_change_mtu > to signal a error has occurred when calling this particular function
The function e1000e_up always returns 0. It should probably be switched to a void instead of an int. You could probably go through and drop a bunch of dead code that is checking for the result of that function as well.
> Signed-off-by: Nicholas Krause <xerofoify@gmail.com> > --- > drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c | 7 +++++-- > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c > index faf4b3f..aebccb1 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c > @@ -5931,6 +5931,7 @@ static int e1000_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu) > { > struct e1000_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev); > int max_frame = new_mtu + VLAN_ETH_HLEN + ETH_FCS_LEN; > + int err = 0; > > /* Jumbo frame support */ > if ((max_frame > (VLAN_ETH_FRAME_LEN + ETH_FCS_LEN)) && > @@ -5984,7 +5985,9 @@ static int e1000_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu) > adapter->rx_buffer_len = VLAN_ETH_FRAME_LEN + ETH_FCS_LEN; > > if (netif_running(netdev)) > - e1000e_up(adapter); > + err = e1000e_up(adapter); > + if (err) > + e_err("Failed to successfully bring up this adapter\n"); > else > e1000e_reset(adapter); > > @@ -5992,7 +5995,7 @@ static int e1000_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu) > > clear_bit(__E1000_RESETTING, &adapter->state); > > - return 0; > + return err; > } > > static int e1000_mii_ioctl(struct net_device *netdev, struct ifreq *ifr,
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