The variable 'err' in ixgbevf_resume() is used to store the return value of different functions, which return an int. Currently, 'err' is declared as u32, which is semantically incorrect and misleading. In the Linux kernel, u32 is typically reserved for fixed-width data used in hardware interfaces or protocol structures. Using it for a generic error code may confuse reviewers or developers into thinking the value is hardware-related or size-constrained. Replace u32 with int to reflect the actual usage and improve code clarity and semantic correctness. No functional change. Signed-off-by: Aleksandr Loktionov Reviewed-by: Jedrzej Jagielski --- drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c index 535d0f7..28e2564 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c @@ -4323,7 +4323,7 @@ static int ixgbevf_resume(struct device *dev_d) struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(dev_d); struct net_device *netdev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev); struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev); - u32 err; + int err; adapter->hw.hw_addr = adapter->io_addr; smp_mb__before_atomic(); -- 2.49.0