Re: [PATCH] staging: r8188eu: clean up error handling in rtw_start_drv_threads()

[Philipp Hortmann <philipp.g.hortmann@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 11/6/22 14:34, Michael Straube wrote:
> Convert the error handling in the function rtw_start_drv_threads() to
> the common logic used in the kernel. Another step to get rid of _FAIL
> and _SUCCESS which uses inverted logic.
>
> Signed-off-by: Michael Straube <straube.linux@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>   drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/osdep_intf.h |  2 +-
>   drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/os_intfs.c    | 17 +++++++----------
>   2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/osdep_intf.h b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/osdep_intf.h
> index 0f7d74a3ff6d..6d66cb57225e 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/osdep_intf.h
> +++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/osdep_intf.h
> @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ u8 rtw_init_drv_sw(struct adapter *padapter);
>   void rtw_free_drv_sw(struct adapter *padapter);
>   void rtw_reset_drv_sw(struct adapter *padapter);
>   
> -u32 rtw_start_drv_threads(struct adapter *padapter);
> +int rtw_start_drv_threads(struct adapter *padapter);
>   void rtw_stop_drv_threads (struct adapter *padapter);
>   void rtw_cancel_all_timer(struct adapter *padapter);
>   
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/os_intfs.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/os_intfs.c
> index 970f380bac96..66556e07ed93 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/os_intfs.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/os_intfs.c
> @@ -363,18 +363,16 @@ struct net_device *rtw_init_netdev(struct adapter *old_padapter)
>   	return pnetdev;
>   }
>   
> -u32 rtw_start_drv_threads(struct adapter *padapter)
> +int rtw_start_drv_threads(struct adapter *padapter)
>   {
> -	u32 _status = _SUCCESS;
> -
>   	padapter->cmdThread = kthread_run(rtw_cmd_thread, padapter, "RTW_CMD_THREAD");
>   	if (IS_ERR(padapter->cmdThread))
> -		_status = _FAIL;
> -	else
> -		/* wait for rtw_cmd_thread() to start running */
> -		wait_for_completion(&padapter->cmdpriv.start_cmd_thread);
> +		return PTR_ERR(padapter->cmdThread);
>   
> -	return _status;
> +	/* wait for rtw_cmd_thread() to start running */
> +	wait_for_completion(&padapter->cmdpriv.start_cmd_thread);
> +
> +	return 0;
>   }
>   
>   void rtw_stop_drv_threads(struct adapter *padapter)
> @@ -627,8 +625,7 @@ static int _netdev_open(struct net_device *pnetdev)
>   
>   		netdev_dbg(pnetdev, "MAC Address = %pM\n", pnetdev->dev_addr);
>   
> -		status = rtw_start_drv_threads(padapter);
> -		if (status == _FAIL) {
> +		if (rtw_start_drv_threads(padapter)) {
>   			pr_info("Initialize driver software resource Failed!\n");
>   			goto netdev_open_error;
>   		}
Tested-by: Philipp Hortmann <philipp.g.hortmann@xxxxxxxxx> # Edimax N150