# \[patch net\] switchdev: fix return value of switchdev\_port\_fdb\_dump in case of error

- From: Jiri Pirko \<jiri@resnulli.us\>
- Date: 2015-09-03 12:04:20 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2015/09/10996033
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2015/09/10996033/t.md

```text
From: Jiri Pirko <redacted>

switchdev_port_fdb_dump is used as .ndo_fdb_dump. Its return value is
idx, so we cannot return errval.

Fixes: 45d4122ca7cd ("switchdev: add support for fdb add/del/dump via switchdev_port_obj ops.")
Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <redacted>
---
 net/switchdev/switchdev.c | 6 +-----
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
index 16c1c43..fda38f8 100644
--- a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
+++ b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
@@ -853,12 +853,8 @@ int switchdev_port_fdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb,
 		.cb = cb,
 		.idx = idx,
 	};
-	int err;
-
-	err = switchdev_port_obj_dump(dev, &dump.obj);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
 
+	switchdev_port_obj_dump(dev, &dump.obj);
 	return dump.idx;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(switchdev_port_fdb_dump);
-- 
1.9.3
```
