Re: [PATCH] xen/pvcalls-back: test for errors when calling backend_connect()

[Jürgen Groß <jgross@xxxxxxxx>]

On 11.05.20 23:41, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> On Mon, 11 May 2020, Juergen Gross wrote:
> > backend_connect() can fail, so switch the device to connected only if
> > no error occurred.
> >
> > Fixes: 0a9c75c2c7258f2 ("xen/pvcalls: xenbus state handling")
> > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> > ---
> >   drivers/xen/pvcalls-back.c | 3 ++-
> >   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/xen/pvcalls-back.c b/drivers/xen/pvcalls-back.c
> > index cf4ce3e9358d..41a18ece029a 100644
> > --- a/drivers/xen/pvcalls-back.c
> > +++ b/drivers/xen/pvcalls-back.c
> > @@ -1088,7 +1088,8 @@ static void set_backend_state(struct xenbus_device *dev,
> >                 case XenbusStateInitialised:
> >                         switch (state) {
> >                         case XenbusStateConnected:
> > -                               backend_connect(dev);
> > +                               if (backend_connect(dev))
> > +                                       return;
> Do you think it would make sense to WARN?
There already should be an error message (either due to a failed
grant mapping or a failed memory allocation).


Juergen