Re: [PATCH RESEND] infiniband:core:Add needed error path in cm_init_av_by_path

[Michael Wang <yun.wang@profitbricks.com>]

On 12/15/2015 04:52 PM, Nicholas Krause wrote:
> This adds a needed error path in the function, cm_init_av_by_path
> after the call to ib_init_ah_from_path in order to avoid incorrectly
> accessing the path pointer of structure type ib_sa_path_rec if this
> function call fails to complete its intended work successfully by
> returning a error code.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nicholas Krause <xerofoify@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c | 7 +++++--
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c
> index 0a26dd6..e9b36ea 100644
> --- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c
> +++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c
> @@ -383,8 +383,11 @@ static int cm_init_av_by_path(struct ib_sa_path_rec *path, struct cm_av *av)
>  		return ret;
>  
>  	av->port = port;
> -	ib_init_ah_from_path(cm_dev->ib_device, port->port_num, path,
> -			     &av->ah_attr);
> +	ret = ib_init_ah_from_path(cm_dev->ib_device, port->port_num, path,
> +				   &av->ah_attr);

..Just wondering what if the transport don't require GRH?
eg inside the same subnet?

The hop_limit is only suggest that the package allowed to be
routed, not have to, correct?

Regards,
Michael Wang

> +	if (ret)
> +		return ret;
> +
>  	av->timeout = path->packet_life_time + 1;
>  
>  	return 0;
>