public inbox for linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
 help / color / mirror / Atom feed
* [PATCH] fix return values of rpcb_create_local()
@ 2011-06-05 13:02 Al Viro
  2011-06-05 13:06 ` Andreas Schwab
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Al Viro @ 2011-06-05 13:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-nfs; +Cc: Chuck Lever, linux-kernel

	commit 7402ab19cdd5943c7dd4f3399afe3abda8077ef5 (SUNRPC: Use AF_LOCAL
for rpcbind upcalls) broke rpcb_create_local() error reporting in several
cases.  Callers expect negative return value on error and until that commit
they used to get it in all failure exits.  Now if rpc_create() fails we get
-PTR_ERR(clnt), i.e. *positive* value.  Restore original behaviour...

Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
---
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c
index 9a80a92..5efaf5f 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static int rpcb_create_local_unix(void)
 	if (IS_ERR(clnt)) {
 		dprintk("RPC:       failed to create AF_LOCAL rpcbind "
 				"client (errno %ld).\n", PTR_ERR(clnt));
-		result = -PTR_ERR(clnt);
+		result = PTR_ERR(clnt);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static int rpcb_create_local_net(void)
 	if (IS_ERR(clnt)) {
 		dprintk("RPC:       failed to create local rpcbind "
 				"client (errno %ld).\n", PTR_ERR(clnt));
-		result = -PTR_ERR(clnt);
+		result = PTR_ERR(clnt);
 		goto out;
 	}
 

^ permalink raw reply related	[flat|nested] 2+ messages in thread

end of thread, other threads:[~2011-06-05 13:25 UTC | newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages (download: mbox.gz follow: Atom feed
-- links below jump to the message on this page --
2011-06-05 13:02 [PATCH] fix return values of rpcb_create_local() Al Viro
2011-06-05 13:06 ` Andreas Schwab

This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox