[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/ixgbe: do not return internal code in rte_eth_dev_reset

[Luca Boccassi]

In case of a temporary failure the ixgbe driver can return the internal
error IXGBE_ERR_RESET_FAILED to the application. Instead, return
-EAGAIN as per the public API specification.

Signed-off-by: Luca Boccassi <bl...@debian.org>
---
 drivers/net/ixgbe/base/ixgbe_vf.c | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/base/ixgbe_vf.c 
b/drivers/net/ixgbe/base/ixgbe_vf.c
index 5b25a6b4d4..62f2bf2e7d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/base/ixgbe_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/base/ixgbe_vf.c
@@ -203,8 +203,13 @@ s32 ixgbe_reset_hw_vf(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
                usec_delay(5);
        }
 
+       /*
+        * This error code will be propagated to the app by rte_eth_dev_reset,
+        * so use a public error code rather than the internal-only
+        * IXGBE_ERR_RESET_FAILED
+        */
        if (!timeout)
-               return IXGBE_ERR_RESET_FAILED;
+               return -EAGAIN;
 
        /* Reset VF registers to initial values */
        ixgbe_virt_clr_reg(hw);
-- 
2.18.0