[Ocfs2-devel] [PATCH 1/4 V2] ocfs2: use retval instead of status for checking error
DaeSeok Youn
daeseok.youn at gmail.com
Mon Mar 2 17:38:31 PST 2015
Hi, all
please, review this patch.
thanks.
regards,
Daeseok Youn.
2015-03-02 18:04 GMT+09:00 Richard Weinberger <richard at nod.at>:
> 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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