> > --- linux.orig/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_filter.c 2012-07-29 08:41:09.703759534 +0800 > > +++ linux/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_filter.c 2012-07-29 08:41:14.255759643 +0800 > > @@ -100,9 +100,7 @@ static struct nf_hook_ops ebt_ops_filter > > static int __net_init frame_filter_net_init(struct net *net) > > { > > net->xt.frame_filter = ebt_register_table(net, &frame_filter); > > - if (IS_ERR(net->xt.frame_filter)) > > - return PTR_ERR(net->xt.frame_filter); > > - return 0; > > + return PTR_RET(net->xt.frame_filter); > > } > > > > i do not understand this, > ebt_register_table() return (struct ebt_table *) on success > > Does PTR_RET really return 0 if this is a propper pointer ? Right. Here is how PTR_RET defined. This patch does not change any behavior. static inline int __must_check PTR_RET(const void *ptr) { if (IS_ERR(ptr)) return PTR_ERR(ptr); else return 0; } Thanks, Fengguang -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html