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* [PATCH 0/5] staging: rtl8723bs: convert xmit helpers to return errno
@ 2026-07-13  7:05 Hungyu Lin
  2026-07-13  7:05 ` [PATCH 1/5] staging: rtl8723bs: remove redundant return variable in rtw_make_wlanhdr() Hungyu Lin
                   ` (5 more replies)
  0 siblings, 6 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Hungyu Lin @ 2026-07-13  7:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: gregkh
  Cc: error27, khomenkov, khushalchitturi, s9430939, nikolayof23,
	linux-staging, linux-kernel, Hungyu Lin

This series first simplifies control flow in rtw_make_wlanhdr()
and rtw_xmitframe_coalesce() by removing redundant return
variables and goto-based error handling. It then converts
rtw_make_wlanhdr(), xmitframe_addmic(), and
rtw_xmitframe_coalesce() to return errno values while
propagating errno values through the caller chain.

Hungyu Lin (5):
  staging: rtl8723bs: remove redundant return variable in
    rtw_make_wlanhdr()
  staging: rtl8723bs: convert rtw_make_wlanhdr() to return errno
  staging: rtl8723bs: convert xmitframe_addmic() to return errno
  staging: rtl8723bs: simplify rtw_xmitframe_coalesce() control flow
  staging: rtl8723bs: convert rtw_xmitframe_coalesce() to return errno

 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c     | 45 ++++++++-----------
 .../staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723bs_xmit.c    |  2 +-
 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_xmit.h  |  4 +-
 3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)

-- 
2.43.0


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* [PATCH 1/5] staging: rtl8723bs: remove redundant return variable in rtw_make_wlanhdr()
  2026-07-13  7:05 [PATCH 0/5] staging: rtl8723bs: convert xmit helpers to return errno Hungyu Lin
@ 2026-07-13  7:05 ` Hungyu Lin
  2026-07-13  7:05 ` [PATCH 2/5] staging: rtl8723bs: convert rtw_make_wlanhdr() to return errno Hungyu Lin
                   ` (4 subsequent siblings)
  5 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Hungyu Lin @ 2026-07-13  7:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: gregkh
  Cc: error27, khomenkov, khushalchitturi, s9430939, nikolayof23,
	linux-staging, linux-kernel, Hungyu Lin

The temporary return variable is no longer needed because the only
error path returns directly. Remove the redundant variable and exit
label, and return _SUCCESS directly on the success path.

No functional change intended.

Signed-off-by: Hungyu Lin <dennylin0707@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c | 7 ++-----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
index ca8f01575b55..ff67e2576b31 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
@@ -911,7 +911,6 @@ s32 rtw_make_wlanhdr(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *hdr, struct pkt_attrib *pattr
 	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
 	struct qos_priv *pqospriv = &pmlmepriv->qospriv;
 	u8 qos_option = false;
-	signed int res = _SUCCESS;
 	__le16 *fctrl = &pwlanhdr->frame_control;
 
 	memset(hdr, 0, WLANHDR_OFFSET);
@@ -951,8 +950,7 @@ s32 rtw_make_wlanhdr(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *hdr, struct pkt_attrib *pattr
 			if (pattrib->qos_en)
 				qos_option = true;
 		} else {
-			res = _FAIL;
-			goto exit;
+			return _FAIL;
 		}
 
 		if (pattrib->mdata)
@@ -1026,8 +1024,7 @@ s32 rtw_make_wlanhdr(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *hdr, struct pkt_attrib *pattr
 	} else {
 	}
 
-exit:
-	return res;
+	return _SUCCESS;
 }
 
 s32 rtw_txframes_pending(struct adapter *padapter)
-- 
2.43.0


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* [PATCH 2/5] staging: rtl8723bs: convert rtw_make_wlanhdr() to return errno
  2026-07-13  7:05 [PATCH 0/5] staging: rtl8723bs: convert xmit helpers to return errno Hungyu Lin
  2026-07-13  7:05 ` [PATCH 1/5] staging: rtl8723bs: remove redundant return variable in rtw_make_wlanhdr() Hungyu Lin
@ 2026-07-13  7:05 ` Hungyu Lin
  2026-07-13  8:16   ` Dan Carpenter
  2026-07-13  7:05 ` [PATCH 3/5] staging: rtl8723bs: convert xmitframe_addmic() " Hungyu Lin
                   ` (3 subsequent siblings)
  5 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Hungyu Lin @ 2026-07-13  7:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: gregkh
  Cc: error27, khomenkov, khushalchitturi, s9430939, nikolayof23,
	linux-staging, linux-kernel, Hungyu Lin

Convert rtw_make_wlanhdr() to return 0 on success and
a negative errno on failure.

Update the immediate caller to handle errno return values
while preserving the existing _SUCCESS/_FAIL semantics.

No functional change intended.

Signed-off-by: Hungyu Lin <dennylin0707@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c    | 15 ++++++++-------
 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_xmit.h |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
index ff67e2576b31..98b886732646 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ static s32 xmitframe_swencrypt(struct adapter *padapter, struct xmit_frame *pxmi
 	return _SUCCESS;
 }
 
-s32 rtw_make_wlanhdr(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *hdr, struct pkt_attrib *pattrib)
+int rtw_make_wlanhdr(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *hdr, struct pkt_attrib *pattrib)
 {
 	u16 *qc;
 
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ s32 rtw_make_wlanhdr(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *hdr, struct pkt_attrib *pattr
 			if (pattrib->qos_en)
 				qos_option = true;
 		} else {
-			return _FAIL;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
 		if (pattrib->mdata)
@@ -978,13 +978,13 @@ s32 rtw_make_wlanhdr(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *hdr, struct pkt_attrib *pattr
 
 			psta = rtw_get_stainfo(&padapter->stapriv, pattrib->ra);
 			if (pattrib->psta != psta)
-				return _FAIL;
+				return -EINVAL;
 
 			if (!psta)
-				return _FAIL;
+				return -ENOENT;
 
 			if (!(psta->state & _FW_LINKED))
-				return _FAIL;
+				return -ENOLINK;
 
 			if (psta) {
 				psta->sta_xmitpriv.txseq_tid[pattrib->priority]++;
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ s32 rtw_make_wlanhdr(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *hdr, struct pkt_attrib *pattr
 	} else {
 	}
 
-	return _SUCCESS;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 s32 rtw_txframes_pending(struct adapter *padapter)
@@ -1093,7 +1093,8 @@ s32 rtw_xmitframe_coalesce(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pkt, struct
 	hw_hdr_offset = TXDESC_OFFSET;
 	mem_start = pbuf_start +	hw_hdr_offset;
 
-	if (rtw_make_wlanhdr(padapter, mem_start, pattrib) == _FAIL) {
+	ret = rtw_make_wlanhdr(padapter, mem_start, pattrib);
+	if (ret) {
 		res = _FAIL;
 		goto exit;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_xmit.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_xmit.h
index f67cb22e3396..303b50051274 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_xmit.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_xmit.h
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ extern s32 rtw_free_xmitbuf(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv, struct xmit_buf *pxmitb
 
 void rtw_count_tx_stats(struct adapter *padapter, struct xmit_frame *pxmitframe, int sz);
 extern void rtw_update_protection(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *ie, uint ie_len);
-extern s32 rtw_make_wlanhdr(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *hdr, struct pkt_attrib *pattrib);
+extern int rtw_make_wlanhdr(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *hdr, struct pkt_attrib *pattrib);
 extern s32 rtw_put_snap(u8 *data, u16 h_proto);
 
 extern struct xmit_frame *rtw_alloc_xmitframe(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv);
-- 
2.43.0


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* [PATCH 3/5] staging: rtl8723bs: convert xmitframe_addmic() to return errno
  2026-07-13  7:05 [PATCH 0/5] staging: rtl8723bs: convert xmit helpers to return errno Hungyu Lin
  2026-07-13  7:05 ` [PATCH 1/5] staging: rtl8723bs: remove redundant return variable in rtw_make_wlanhdr() Hungyu Lin
  2026-07-13  7:05 ` [PATCH 2/5] staging: rtl8723bs: convert rtw_make_wlanhdr() to return errno Hungyu Lin
@ 2026-07-13  7:05 ` Hungyu Lin
  2026-07-13  7:05 ` [PATCH 4/5] staging: rtl8723bs: simplify rtw_xmitframe_coalesce() control flow Hungyu Lin
                   ` (2 subsequent siblings)
  5 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Hungyu Lin @ 2026-07-13  7:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: gregkh
  Cc: error27, khomenkov, khushalchitturi, s9430939, nikolayof23,
	linux-staging, linux-kernel, Hungyu Lin

Convert xmitframe_addmic() to return 0 on success and
a negative errno on failure.

Update the immediate caller to handle errno return values
while preserving the existing _SUCCESS/_FAIL semantics.

No functional change intended.

Signed-off-by: Hungyu Lin <dennylin0707@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c | 11 ++++++-----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
index 98b886732646..07e413f4dbdb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ static int update_attrib(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pkt, struct p
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static s32 xmitframe_addmic(struct adapter *padapter, struct xmit_frame *pxmitframe)
+static int xmitframe_addmic(struct adapter *padapter, struct xmit_frame *pxmitframe)
 {
 	signed int			curfragnum, length;
 	u8 *pframe, *payload, mic[8];
@@ -820,12 +820,12 @@ static s32 xmitframe_addmic(struct adapter *padapter, struct xmit_frame *pxmitfr
 
 			if (bmcst) {
 				if (!memcmp(psecuritypriv->dot118021XGrptxmickey[psecuritypriv->dot118021XGrpKeyid].skey, null_key, 16))
-					return _FAIL;
+					return -EINVAL;
 				/* start to calculate the mic code */
 				rtw_secmicsetkey(&micdata, psecuritypriv->dot118021XGrptxmickey[psecuritypriv->dot118021XGrpKeyid].skey);
 			} else {
 				if (!memcmp(&pattrib->dot11tkiptxmickey.skey[0], null_key, 16))
-					return _FAIL;
+					return -EINVAL;
 				/* start to calculate the mic code */
 				rtw_secmicsetkey(&micdata, &pattrib->dot11tkiptxmickey.skey[0]);
 			}
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ static s32 xmitframe_addmic(struct adapter *padapter, struct xmit_frame *pxmitfr
 			pattrib->last_txcmdsz += 8;
 			}
 	}
-	return _SUCCESS;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static s32 xmitframe_swencrypt(struct adapter *padapter, struct xmit_frame *pxmitframe)
@@ -1175,7 +1175,8 @@ s32 rtw_xmitframe_coalesce(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pkt, struct
 		memcpy(mem_start, pbuf_start + hw_hdr_offset, pattrib->hdrlen);
 	}
 
-	if (xmitframe_addmic(padapter, pxmitframe) == _FAIL) {
+	ret = xmitframe_addmic(padapter, pxmitframe);
+	if (ret) {
 		res = _FAIL;
 		goto exit;
 	}
-- 
2.43.0


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* [PATCH 4/5] staging: rtl8723bs: simplify rtw_xmitframe_coalesce() control flow
  2026-07-13  7:05 [PATCH 0/5] staging: rtl8723bs: convert xmit helpers to return errno Hungyu Lin
                   ` (2 preceding siblings ...)
  2026-07-13  7:05 ` [PATCH 3/5] staging: rtl8723bs: convert xmitframe_addmic() " Hungyu Lin
@ 2026-07-13  7:05 ` Hungyu Lin
  2026-07-13  7:05 ` [PATCH 5/5] staging: rtl8723bs: convert rtw_xmitframe_coalesce() to return errno Hungyu Lin
  2026-07-13  8:15 ` [PATCH 0/5] staging: rtl8723bs: convert xmit helpers " Dan Carpenter
  5 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Hungyu Lin @ 2026-07-13  7:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: gregkh
  Cc: error27, khomenkov, khushalchitturi, s9430939, nikolayof23,
	linux-staging, linux-kernel, Hungyu Lin

Replace goto-based error handling with direct returns and
remove the temporary res variable.

No functional change intended.

Signed-off-by: Hungyu Lin <dennylin0707@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c | 16 +++++-----------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
index 07e413f4dbdb..d4bdda50b68f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
@@ -1082,7 +1082,6 @@ s32 rtw_xmitframe_coalesce(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pkt, struct
 	u8 *pbuf_start;
 
 	s32 bmcst = is_multicast_ether_addr(pattrib->ra);
-	s32 res = _SUCCESS;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!pxmitframe->buf_addr)
@@ -1094,10 +1093,8 @@ s32 rtw_xmitframe_coalesce(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pkt, struct
 	mem_start = pbuf_start +	hw_hdr_offset;
 
 	ret = rtw_make_wlanhdr(padapter, mem_start, pattrib);
-	if (ret) {
-		res = _FAIL;
-		goto exit;
-	}
+	if (ret)
+		return _FAIL;
 
 	_rtw_open_pktfile(pkt, &pktfile);
 	ret = _rtw_pktfile_read(&pktfile, NULL, pattrib->pkt_hdrlen);
@@ -1176,10 +1173,8 @@ s32 rtw_xmitframe_coalesce(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pkt, struct
 	}
 
 	ret = xmitframe_addmic(padapter, pxmitframe);
-	if (ret) {
-		res = _FAIL;
-		goto exit;
-	}
+	if (ret)
+		return _FAIL;
 
 	xmitframe_swencrypt(padapter, pxmitframe);
 
@@ -1188,8 +1183,7 @@ s32 rtw_xmitframe_coalesce(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pkt, struct
 	else
 		pattrib->vcs_mode = NONE_VCS;
 
-exit:
-	return res;
+	return _SUCCESS;
 }
 
 /* broadcast or multicast management pkt use BIP, unicast management pkt use CCMP encryption */
-- 
2.43.0


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* [PATCH 5/5] staging: rtl8723bs: convert rtw_xmitframe_coalesce() to return errno
  2026-07-13  7:05 [PATCH 0/5] staging: rtl8723bs: convert xmit helpers to return errno Hungyu Lin
                   ` (3 preceding siblings ...)
  2026-07-13  7:05 ` [PATCH 4/5] staging: rtl8723bs: simplify rtw_xmitframe_coalesce() control flow Hungyu Lin
@ 2026-07-13  7:05 ` Hungyu Lin
  2026-07-13  8:15 ` [PATCH 0/5] staging: rtl8723bs: convert xmit helpers " Dan Carpenter
  5 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Hungyu Lin @ 2026-07-13  7:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: gregkh
  Cc: error27, khomenkov, khushalchitturi, s9430939, nikolayof23,
	linux-staging, linux-kernel, Hungyu Lin

Convert rtw_xmitframe_coalesce() to return 0 on success
and a negative errno on failure.

Propagate errno values returned by the helper functions
instead of converting them to _FAIL.

No functional change intended.

Signed-off-by: Hungyu Lin <dennylin0707@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c      | 10 +++++-----
 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723bs_xmit.c |  2 +-
 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_xmit.h   |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
index d4bdda50b68f..2626ac8ba178 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ u32 rtw_calculate_wlan_pkt_size_by_attribue(struct pkt_attrib *pattrib)
  * 5. move frag chunk from pframe to pxmitframe->mem
  * 6. apply sw-encrypt, if necessary.
  */
-s32 rtw_xmitframe_coalesce(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pkt, struct xmit_frame *pxmitframe)
+int rtw_xmitframe_coalesce(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pkt, struct xmit_frame *pxmitframe)
 {
 	struct pkt_file pktfile;
 
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ s32 rtw_xmitframe_coalesce(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pkt, struct
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!pxmitframe->buf_addr)
-		return _FAIL;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	pbuf_start = pxmitframe->buf_addr;
 
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ s32 rtw_xmitframe_coalesce(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pkt, struct
 
 	ret = rtw_make_wlanhdr(padapter, mem_start, pattrib);
 	if (ret)
-		return _FAIL;
+		return ret;
 
 	_rtw_open_pktfile(pkt, &pktfile);
 	ret = _rtw_pktfile_read(&pktfile, NULL, pattrib->pkt_hdrlen);
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ s32 rtw_xmitframe_coalesce(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pkt, struct
 
 	ret = xmitframe_addmic(padapter, pxmitframe);
 	if (ret)
-		return _FAIL;
+		return ret;
 
 	xmitframe_swencrypt(padapter, pxmitframe);
 
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ s32 rtw_xmitframe_coalesce(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pkt, struct
 	else
 		pattrib->vcs_mode = NONE_VCS;
 
-	return _SUCCESS;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* broadcast or multicast management pkt use BIP, unicast management pkt use CCMP encryption */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723bs_xmit.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723bs_xmit.c
index e40f69c13c44..79dbca1b5525 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723bs_xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723bs_xmit.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ static s32 xmit_xmitframes(struct adapter *padapter, struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv
 				pxmitframe->buf_addr = pxmitbuf->ptail;
 
 				ret = rtw_xmitframe_coalesce(padapter, pxmitframe->pkt, pxmitframe);
-				if (ret != _SUCCESS) {
+				if (ret) {
 					netdev_err(padapter->pnetdev,
 						   "%s: coalesce failed with error %d\n",
 						   __func__, ret);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_xmit.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_xmit.h
index 303b50051274..917e846e9ce2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_xmit.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_xmit.h
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ int rtw_xmitframe_enqueue(struct adapter *padapter, struct xmit_frame *pxmitfram
 
 extern u32 rtw_calculate_wlan_pkt_size_by_attribue(struct pkt_attrib *pattrib);
 #define rtw_wlan_pkt_size(f) rtw_calculate_wlan_pkt_size_by_attribue(&f->attrib)
-extern s32 rtw_xmitframe_coalesce(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pkt, struct xmit_frame *pxmitframe);
+extern int rtw_xmitframe_coalesce(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pkt, struct xmit_frame *pxmitframe);
 extern s32 rtw_mgmt_xmitframe_coalesce(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pkt, struct xmit_frame *pxmitframe);
 s32 _rtw_init_hw_txqueue(struct hw_txqueue *phw_txqueue, u8 ac_tag);
 void _rtw_init_sta_xmit_priv(struct sta_xmit_priv *psta_xmitpriv);
-- 
2.43.0


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* Re: [PATCH 0/5] staging: rtl8723bs: convert xmit helpers to return errno
  2026-07-13  7:05 [PATCH 0/5] staging: rtl8723bs: convert xmit helpers to return errno Hungyu Lin
                   ` (4 preceding siblings ...)
  2026-07-13  7:05 ` [PATCH 5/5] staging: rtl8723bs: convert rtw_xmitframe_coalesce() to return errno Hungyu Lin
@ 2026-07-13  8:15 ` Dan Carpenter
  5 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Dan Carpenter @ 2026-07-13  8:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Hungyu Lin
  Cc: gregkh, khomenkov, khushalchitturi, s9430939, nikolayof23,
	linux-staging, linux-kernel

On Mon, Jul 13, 2026 at 07:05:32AM +0000, Hungyu Lin wrote:
> This series first simplifies control flow in rtw_make_wlanhdr()
> and rtw_xmitframe_coalesce() by removing redundant return
> variables and goto-based error handling. It then converts
> rtw_make_wlanhdr(), xmitframe_addmic(), and
> rtw_xmitframe_coalesce() to return errno values while
> propagating errno values through the caller chain.
> 

Thanks!

Reviewed-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@gmail.com>

regards,
dan carpenter


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* Re: [PATCH 2/5] staging: rtl8723bs: convert rtw_make_wlanhdr() to return errno
  2026-07-13  7:05 ` [PATCH 2/5] staging: rtl8723bs: convert rtw_make_wlanhdr() to return errno Hungyu Lin
@ 2026-07-13  8:16   ` Dan Carpenter
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Dan Carpenter @ 2026-07-13  8:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Hungyu Lin
  Cc: gregkh, khomenkov, khushalchitturi, s9430939, nikolayof23,
	linux-staging, linux-kernel

On Mon, Jul 13, 2026 at 07:05:34AM +0000, Hungyu Lin wrote:
> Convert rtw_make_wlanhdr() to return 0 on success and
> a negative errno on failure.
> 
> Update the immediate caller to handle errno return values
> while preserving the existing _SUCCESS/_FAIL semantics.
> 
> No functional change intended.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hungyu Lin <dennylin0707@gmail.com>
> ---

Unrelated to this patchset but it would be good to make rtw_make_wlanhdr()
static as well.

regards,
dan carpenter


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