In the ioctl function if we are not able to UP the link after setting the new parameters then return an error code to the userspace.
Signed-off-by: Sudip Mukherjee <[email protected]> --- drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c b/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c index fb663c8..6ff0b83 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c +++ b/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c @@ -2624,7 +2624,8 @@ static int slic_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd) else duplex = 0; slic_link_config(adapter, speed, duplex); - slic_link_event_handler(adapter); + if (slic_link_event_handler(adapter)) + return -EFAULT; } } return 0; -- 1.9.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

