[PATCH net-next 1/6] net/mlx5: HWS, Return meaningful error code in hws_send_wqe_fw

From: Tariq Toukan

Date: Tue Sep 15 2026 - 07:27:43 EST


From: Yevgeny Kliteynik <kliteyn@xxxxxxxxxx>

Returning '-1' is non-idiomatic in kernel code.
Use a meaningful error code instead.

Signed-off-by: Yevgeny Kliteynik <kliteyn@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Erez Shitrit <erezsh@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/send.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/send.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/send.c
index df3b93499eeb..ae3ff232c63b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/send.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/send.c
@@ -1305,7 +1305,7 @@ hws_send_wqe_fw(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
goto send_wqe;
}

- return -1;
+ return -EIO;
}

void mlx5hws_send_stes_fw(struct mlx5hws_context *ctx,
--
2.44.0