[PATCH net v2] net: atlantic: fix overwritten return value in Aquantia driver

From: Tian
Date: Mon Jul 28 2025 - 20:59:20 EST


From: Tian Liu <27392025k@xxxxxxxxx>

In hw_atl_utils.c and hw_atl_utils_fw2x.c, a return value is first assigned
to `err`, but then later calls overwrite it unconditionally. As a result,
any earlier failure is lost if the later call succeeds. This may cause the
driver to proceed when it should have stopped.

This patch uses `err |=` instead of assignment, so that any earlier error
is preserved even if later calls succeed. This is safe because all involved
functions return standard negative error codes (e.g. -EIO, -ETIMEDOUT, etc).
OR-ing such values does not convert them into success, and preserves the
indication that an error occurred.

Fixes: 6a7f2277313b4 ("net: aquantia: replace AQ_HW_WAIT_FOR with readx_poll_timeout_atomic")

Signed-off-by: Tian Liu <27392025k@xxxxxxxxx>

Changes in v2:
- Add full name in Signed-off-by
- Update subject to include [PATCH net v2]
- Add Fixes: tag
- Expand commit message to explain why OR-ing errors is safe

---
drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.c | 2 +-
.../net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils_fw2x.c | 4 ++--
2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.c
index 7e88d7234b14..372f30e296ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.c
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ static int hw_atl_utils_init_ucp(struct aq_hw_s *self,
self, self->mbox_addr,
self->mbox_addr != 0U,
1000U, 10000U);
- err = readx_poll_timeout_atomic(aq_fw1x_rpc_get, self,
+ err |= readx_poll_timeout_atomic(aq_fw1x_rpc_get, self,
self->rpc_addr,
self->rpc_addr != 0U,
1000U, 100000U);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils_fw2x.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils_fw2x.c
index 4d4cfbc91e19..45b7720fd49e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils_fw2x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils_fw2x.c
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ static int aq_fw2x_init(struct aq_hw_s *self)
self->mbox_addr != 0U,
1000U, 10000U);

- err = readx_poll_timeout_atomic(aq_fw2x_rpc_get,
+ err |= readx_poll_timeout_atomic(aq_fw2x_rpc_get,
self, self->rpc_addr,
self->rpc_addr != 0U,
1000U, 100000U);

- err = aq_fw2x_settings_get(self, &self->settings_addr);
+ err |= aq_fw2x_settings_get(self, &self->settings_addr);

return err;
}
--
2.39.5 (Apple Git-154)