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From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Chen Gang <gang.chen@asianux.com>
Cc: jhovold@gmail.com, Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.cz>,
	mferrell@uplogix.com,
	"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: USB: mos7840: looping issue: avoid the return value overriden by looping
Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 12:37:21 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130401193721.GA13712@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5159041F.7020608@asianux.com>

On Mon, Apr 01, 2013 at 11:50:55AM +0800, Chen Gang wrote:
> 
>   inside the 'for' looping:
>     the return value 'rv' may override if not have a check in time.
> 
>   next checking, outside the 'for' looping:
>     can not find failure which generated during the 'for' looping
> 
>   so need let outside know about the failure.
> 
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chen Gang <gang.chen@asianux.com>
> ---
>  drivers/usb/serial/mos7840.c |    4 +++-
>  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/mos7840.c b/drivers/usb/serial/mos7840.c
> index a0d5ea5..13aae1e 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/serial/mos7840.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/serial/mos7840.c
> @@ -651,7 +651,9 @@ static void mos7840_interrupt_callback(struct urb *urb)
>  					wreg = MODEM_STATUS_REGISTER;
>  					break;
>  				}
> -				rv = mos7840_get_reg(mos7840_port, wval, wreg, &Data);
> +				if (mos7840_get_reg(mos7840_port, wval,
> +				    wreg, &Data) < 0)
> +					rv = -1;

Please use a "real" error value, or even better yet, use the error value
returned from the call here.

And please identify the driver you are modifying in the Subject: line,
like I have changed this one to.

thanks,

greg k-h

  reply	other threads:[~2013-04-01 19:37 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-04-01  2:52 [Suggestion] drivers/usb/serial: looping issue: return value may override by looping Chen Gang
2013-04-01  3:05 ` Greg KH
2013-04-01  3:21   ` Chen Gang
2013-04-01  3:50   ` [PATCH] drivers/usb/serial: looping issue: avoid the return value overriden " Chen Gang
2013-04-01 19:37     ` Greg KH [this message]
2013-04-02  1:03       ` USB: mos7840: " Chen Gang

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