iwlwifi: error checking for setting tx_power in sysfs
Perform error checking and report failure when setting tx power from
sysfs.
If fail to set the tx power, do not update the local copy, so user will
not see the incorrect tx power in sysfs
Signed-off-by: Wey-Yi Guy <wey-yi.w.guy@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index 2232b17..533b393 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -2477,10 +2477,15 @@
ret = strict_strtoul(buf, 10, &val);
if (ret)
IWL_INFO(priv, "%s is not in decimal form.\n", buf);
- else
- iwl_set_tx_power(priv, val, false);
-
- return count;
+ else {
+ ret = iwl_set_tx_power(priv, val, false);
+ if (ret)
+ IWL_ERR(priv, "failed setting tx power (0x%d).\n",
+ ret);
+ else
+ ret = count;
+ }
+ return ret;
}
static DEVICE_ATTR(tx_power, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO, show_tx_power, store_tx_power);