Re: [PATCH] acpi/apei: Fix in-correct return value

From: Punit Agrawal
Date: Fri Oct 21 2016 - 10:58:22 EST


"Baicar, Tyler" <tbaicar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On 10/18/2016 10:07 AM, Punit Agrawal wrote:
>> Although ghes_proc tests for error while reading the error status, it
>> always return success (0). Fix this by propagating the return value.
>>
>> Fixes: d334a49113a4a33 ("ACPI, APEI, Generic Hardware Error Source memory error support")
>> Signed-of-by: Punit Agrawal <punit.agrawa.@xxxxxxx>
>> Cc: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Len Brown <lenb@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Tested-by: Tyler Baicar <tbaicar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks for taking the patch for a spin.

Hopefully Rafael can pick the patch as a fixes for the next rc.


>
> Thanks,
> Tyler
>> ---
>> drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c | 2 +-
>> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
>> index f0a029e..0d099a2 100644
>> --- a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
>> +++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
>> @@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ static int ghes_proc(struct ghes *ghes)
>> ghes_do_proc(ghes, ghes->estatus);
>> out:
>> ghes_clear_estatus(ghes);
>> - return 0;
>> + return rc;
>> }
>> static void ghes_add_timer(struct ghes *ghes)