[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 02/20] ethdev: allow drivers to return error on close

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Wed, 23 Sep 2020 22:53:46 +0200
Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net> wrote:

> 23/09/2020 18:41, Ferruh Yigit:
> > On 9/13/2020 11:06 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:  
> > > The device operation .dev_close was returning void.
> > > This driver interface is changed to return an int.
> > > 
> > > Note that the API rte_eth_dev_close() is still returning void,
> > > although a deprecation notice is pending to change it as well.  
> > 
> > Why not update the 'rte_eth_dev_close()' in this patch? After the 
> > updates below it should be easier.  
> 
> Yes it is a step in the right direction.
> Changing the API means adding some error checks in every apps.
> The reason for not doing is that I did not commit for this task,
> and I am not the author of the deprecation notice.
> We can discuss how to follow up once this series is merged.

Not sure what application can really do if dev_close fails other than call rte_exit()?