Subject: Re: [PATCH][next] ath11k: fix error check on return from call to ath11k_core_firmware_request

From: Kalle Valo <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2020 11:32:53 +0000 (UTC)

Colin King <[email-masked]> wrote:

> From: Colin Ian King <[email-masked]>
> 
> The call to ath11k_core_firmware_request is returning a pointer that
> can be set to an error code, however, this is not being checked.
> Instead ret is being incorrecly checked for the error return. Fix the
> error checking.
> 
> Addresses-Coverity: ("Logically dead code")
> Fixes: 7b57b2ddec21 ("ath11k: create a common function to request all firmware files")
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <[email-masked]>

A similar patch has been already applied.

error: patch failed: drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/qmi.c:1886
error: drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/qmi.c: patch does not apply
stg import: Diff does not apply cleanly

Patch set to Rejected.

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