> -static u32 > -qca8k_rmw(struct qca8k_priv *priv, u32 reg, u32 mask, u32 val) > +static int > +qca8k_rmw(struct qca8k_priv *priv, u32 reg, u32 mask, u32 write_val) > { > struct mii_bus *bus = priv->bus; > u16 r1, r2, page; > - u32 ret; > + u32 val; > + int ret; > > qca8k_split_addr(reg, &r1, &r2, &page); > > @@ -205,10 +206,15 @@ qca8k_rmw(struct qca8k_priv *priv, u32 reg, u32 mask, u32 val) > if (ret < 0) > goto exit; > > - ret = qca8k_mii_read32(bus, 0x10 | r2, r1); > - ret &= ~mask; > - ret |= val; > - qca8k_mii_write32(bus, 0x10 | r2, r1, ret); > + val = qca8k_mii_read32(bus, 0x10 | r2, r1); > + if (val < 0) { > + ret = val; > + goto exit; > + } > + > + val &= ~mask; > + val |= write_val; > + qca8k_mii_write32(bus, 0x10 | r2, r1, val); Does qca8k_mii_write32() not return an code? Seems like yet another function you could modify. But i suggest you wait, get this patchset merged first. Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx> Andrew