net/core: revert "net: fix __netdev_update_features return.." and add comment
This reverts commit 00ee59271777 ("net: fix __netdev_update_features return
on ndo_set_features failure")
and adds a comment explaining why it's okay to return a value other than
0 upon error. Some drivers might actually change flags and return an
error so it's better to fire a spurious notification rather than miss
these.
CC: Michał Mirosław <mirq-linux@rere.qmqm.pl>
Signed-off-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@cumulusnetworks.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 5dbc86e..ae00b89 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -6436,7 +6436,10 @@
netdev_err(dev,
"set_features() failed (%d); wanted %pNF, left %pNF\n",
err, &features, &dev->features);
- return 0;
+ /* return non-0 since some features might have changed and
+ * it's better to fire a spurious notification than miss it
+ */
+ return -1;
}
sync_lower: