Re: [PATCH 1/4 V2] ocfs2: use retval instead of status for checking error
From: Richard Weinberger
Date: Mon Mar 02 2015 - 04:04:40 EST
Am 28.02.2015 um 00:48 schrieb Daeseok Youn:
> The use of 'status' in __ocfs2_add_entry() can return wrong
> status when some functions are failed.
>
> If ocfs2_journal_access_db() in __ocfs2_add_entry() is failed,
> that status is saved to 'status' but return variable is 'retval'
> which is saved 'success' status. In case of this, __ocfs2_add_entry()
> is failed but can be returned as 'success'.
>
> So replace 'status' with 'retval'.
As this patch is untested and the issue is theoretical I'm nervous.
But the final decision is up to ocfs2 maintainers.
Thanks,
//richard
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