Re: [PATCH] octeontx2-pf: handle otx2_mbox_get_rsp errors

From: Simon Horman
Date: Tue Apr 15 2025 - 14:53:35 EST


On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 01:04:32PM +0200, Michal Swiatkowski wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 12, 2025 at 01:33:27PM -0500, Chenyuan Yang wrote:
> > Adding error pointer check after calling otx2_mbox_get_rsp().
> >
> > This is similar to the commit bd3110bc102a
> > ("octeontx2-pf: handle otx2_mbox_get_rsp errors in otx2_flows.c").
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Chenyuan Yang <chenyuan0y@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Fixes: 6c40ca957fe5 ("octeontx2-pf: Adds TC offload support")
> > ---
> > drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/rep.c | 2 ++
> > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/rep.c
> > index 04e08e06f30f..7153a71dfc86 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/rep.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/rep.c
> > @@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ static int rvu_rep_mcam_flow_init(struct rep_dev *rep)
> >
> > rsp = (struct npc_mcam_alloc_entry_rsp *)otx2_mbox_get_rsp
> > (&priv->mbox.mbox, 0, &req->hdr);
> > + if (IS_ERR(rsp))
> > + goto exit;
>
> Changes looks fine:
> Reviewed-by: Michal Swiatkowski <michal.swiatkowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> BTW, looks like now you can use break instead of goto exit, as exit
> label is just after the while loop.

True. My suggestion would be to keep this patch as-is. And, once it has
hit net-next, send a follow-up to remove the exit label.

>
> >
> > for (ent = 0; ent < rsp->count; ent++)
> > rep->flow_cfg->flow_ent[ent + allocated] = rsp->entry_list[ent];
> > --
> > 2.34.1
>