Function orinoco_ioctl_commit() returns 0 (indicates success) when the call to orinoco_lock() fails. Thus, the return value is inconsistent with the execution status. It may be better to return "-EBUSY" when the call to orinoco_lock() fails. Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=188671 Signed-off-by: Pan Bian <bianpan2016@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/wext.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/wext.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/wext.c index 1d4dae4..fee57ea 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/wext.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/wext.c @@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ static int orinoco_ioctl_commit(struct net_device *dev, return 0; if (orinoco_lock(priv, &flags) != 0) - return err; + return -EBUSY; err = orinoco_commit(priv); -- 1.9.1