Re: [PATCH net] net/smc: return the right falback reason when prefix checks fail

From: Alexandra Winter
Date: Thu Oct 12 2023 - 09:05:39 EST




On 12.10.23 14:37, Dust Li wrote:
> In the smc_listen_work(), if smc_listen_prfx_check() failed,
> the real reason: SMC_CLC_DECL_DIFFPREFIX was dropped, and
> SMC_CLC_DECL_NOSMCDEV was returned.
>
> Althrough this is also kind of SMC_CLC_DECL_NOSMCDEV, but return
> the real reason is much friendly for debugging.
>
> Fixes: e49300a6bf62 ("net/smc: add listen processing for SMC-Rv2")
> Signed-off-by: Dust Li <dust.li@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

As you point out the current code is not really wrong. So I am not sure,
whether this should be a fix for net, or rather a debug improvement for
net-next.

> ---
> net/smc/af_smc.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
> index bacdd971615e..21d4476b937b 100644
> --- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
> +++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
> @@ -2361,7 +2361,7 @@ static int smc_listen_find_device(struct smc_sock *new_smc,
> smc_find_ism_store_rc(rc, ini);
> return (!rc) ? 0 : ini->rc;
> }
> - return SMC_CLC_DECL_NOSMCDEV;
> + return prfx_rc;
> }
>
> /* listen worker: finish RDMA setup */

For the code change:
Reviewed-by: Alexandra Winter <wintera@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>