STATIC enum i40e_status_code i40e_nvmupd_state_init(struct i40e_hw *hw,
                                                    struct i40e_nvm_access *cmd,
-                                                   u8 *bytes, int *err);
+                                                   u8 *bytes, int *perrno);
 STATIC enum i40e_status_code i40e_nvmupd_state_reading(struct i40e_hw *hw,
                                                    struct i40e_nvm_access *cmd,
-                                                   u8 *bytes, int *err);
+                                                   u8 *bytes, int *perrno);
 STATIC enum i40e_status_code i40e_nvmupd_state_writing(struct i40e_hw *hw,
                                                    struct i40e_nvm_access *cmd,
-                                                   u8 *bytes, int *err);
+                                                   u8 *bytes, int *perrno);
 STATIC enum i40e_nvmupd_cmd i40e_nvmupd_validate_command(struct i40e_hw *hw,
                                                    struct i40e_nvm_access *cmd,
-                                                   int *err);
+                                                   int *perrno);
 STATIC enum i40e_status_code i40e_nvmupd_nvm_erase(struct i40e_hw *hw,
                                                   struct i40e_nvm_access *cmd,
-                                                  int *err);
+                                                  int *perrno);
 STATIC enum i40e_status_code i40e_nvmupd_nvm_write(struct i40e_hw *hw,
                                                   struct i40e_nvm_access *cmd,
-                                                  u8 *bytes, int *err);
+                                                  u8 *bytes, int *perrno);
 STATIC enum i40e_status_code i40e_nvmupd_nvm_read(struct i40e_hw *hw,
                                                  struct i40e_nvm_access *cmd,
-                                                 u8 *bytes, int *err);
+                                                 u8 *bytes, int *perrno);
 STATIC inline u8 i40e_nvmupd_get_module(u32 val)
 {
        return (u8)(val & I40E_NVM_MOD_PNT_MASK);
  * @hw: pointer to hardware structure
  * @cmd: pointer to nvm update command
  * @bytes: pointer to the data buffer
- * @err: pointer to return error code
+ * @perrno: pointer to return error code
  *
  * Dispatches command depending on what update state is current
  **/
 enum i40e_status_code i40e_nvmupd_command(struct i40e_hw *hw,
                                          struct i40e_nvm_access *cmd,
-                                         u8 *bytes, int *err)
+                                         u8 *bytes, int *perrno)
 {
        enum i40e_status_code status;
 
        DEBUGFUNC("i40e_nvmupd_command");
 
        /* assume success */
-       *err = 0;
+       *perrno = 0;
 
        switch (hw->nvmupd_state) {
        case I40E_NVMUPD_STATE_INIT:
-               status = i40e_nvmupd_state_init(hw, cmd, bytes, err);
+               status = i40e_nvmupd_state_init(hw, cmd, bytes, perrno);
                break;
 
        case I40E_NVMUPD_STATE_READING:
-               status = i40e_nvmupd_state_reading(hw, cmd, bytes, err);
+               status = i40e_nvmupd_state_reading(hw, cmd, bytes, perrno);
                break;
 
        case I40E_NVMUPD_STATE_WRITING:
-               status = i40e_nvmupd_state_writing(hw, cmd, bytes, err);
+               status = i40e_nvmupd_state_writing(hw, cmd, bytes, perrno);
                break;
 
        default:
                /* invalid state, should never happen */
                status = I40E_NOT_SUPPORTED;
-               *err = -ESRCH;
+               *perrno = -ESRCH;
                break;
        }
        return status;
  * @hw: pointer to hardware structure
  * @cmd: pointer to nvm update command buffer
  * @bytes: pointer to the data buffer
- * @err: pointer to return error code
+ * @perrno: pointer to return error code
  *
  * Process legitimate commands of the Init state and conditionally set next
  * state. Reject all other commands.
  **/
 STATIC enum i40e_status_code i40e_nvmupd_state_init(struct i40e_hw *hw,
                                                    struct i40e_nvm_access *cmd,
-                                                   u8 *bytes, int *err)
+                                                   u8 *bytes, int *perrno)
 {
        enum i40e_status_code status = I40E_SUCCESS;
        enum i40e_nvmupd_cmd upd_cmd;
 
        DEBUGFUNC("i40e_nvmupd_state_init");
 
-       upd_cmd = i40e_nvmupd_validate_command(hw, cmd, err);
+       upd_cmd = i40e_nvmupd_validate_command(hw, cmd, perrno);
 
        switch (upd_cmd) {
        case I40E_NVMUPD_READ_SA:
                status = i40e_acquire_nvm(hw, I40E_RESOURCE_READ);
                if (status) {
-                       *err = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status);
+                       *perrno = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status);
                } else {
-                       status = i40e_nvmupd_nvm_read(hw, cmd, bytes, err);
+                       status = i40e_nvmupd_nvm_read(hw, cmd, bytes, perrno);
                        i40e_release_nvm(hw);
                }
                break;
        case I40E_NVMUPD_READ_SNT:
                status = i40e_acquire_nvm(hw, I40E_RESOURCE_READ);
                if (status) {
-                       *err = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status);
+                       *perrno = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status);
                } else {
-                       status = i40e_nvmupd_nvm_read(hw, cmd, bytes, err);
+                       status = i40e_nvmupd_nvm_read(hw, cmd, bytes, perrno);
                        hw->nvmupd_state = I40E_NVMUPD_STATE_READING;
                }
                break;
        case I40E_NVMUPD_WRITE_ERA:
                status = i40e_acquire_nvm(hw, I40E_RESOURCE_WRITE);
                if (status) {
-                       *err = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status);
+                       *perrno = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status);
                } else {
-                       status = i40e_nvmupd_nvm_erase(hw, cmd, err);
+                       status = i40e_nvmupd_nvm_erase(hw, cmd, perrno);
                        if (status)
                                i40e_release_nvm(hw);
                        else
        case I40E_NVMUPD_WRITE_SA:
                status = i40e_acquire_nvm(hw, I40E_RESOURCE_WRITE);
                if (status) {
-                       *err = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status);
+                       *perrno = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status);
                } else {
-                       status = i40e_nvmupd_nvm_write(hw, cmd, bytes, err);
+                       status = i40e_nvmupd_nvm_write(hw, cmd, bytes, perrno);
                        if (status)
                                i40e_release_nvm(hw);
                        else
        case I40E_NVMUPD_WRITE_SNT:
                status = i40e_acquire_nvm(hw, I40E_RESOURCE_WRITE);
                if (status) {
-                       *err = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status);
+                       *perrno = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status);
                } else {
-                       status = i40e_nvmupd_nvm_write(hw, cmd, bytes, err);
+                       status = i40e_nvmupd_nvm_write(hw, cmd, bytes, perrno);
                        hw->nvmupd_state = I40E_NVMUPD_STATE_WRITING;
                }
                break;
        case I40E_NVMUPD_CSUM_SA:
                status = i40e_acquire_nvm(hw, I40E_RESOURCE_WRITE);
                if (status) {
-                       *err = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status);
+                       *perrno = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status);
                } else {
                        status = i40e_update_nvm_checksum(hw);
                        if (status) {
-                               *err = hw->aq.asq_last_status ?
+                               *perrno = hw->aq.asq_last_status ?
                                   i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status) :
                                   -EIO;
                                i40e_release_nvm(hw);
 
        default:
                status = I40E_ERR_NVM;
-               *err = -ESRCH;
+               *perrno = -ESRCH;
                break;
        }
        return status;
  * @hw: pointer to hardware structure
  * @cmd: pointer to nvm update command buffer
  * @bytes: pointer to the data buffer
- * @err: pointer to return error code
+ * @perrno: pointer to return error code
  *
  * NVM ownership is already held.  Process legitimate commands and set any
  * change in state; reject all other commands.
  **/
 STATIC enum i40e_status_code i40e_nvmupd_state_reading(struct i40e_hw *hw,
                                                    struct i40e_nvm_access *cmd,
-                                                   u8 *bytes, int *err)
+                                                   u8 *bytes, int *perrno)
 {
        enum i40e_status_code status;
        enum i40e_nvmupd_cmd upd_cmd;
 
        DEBUGFUNC("i40e_nvmupd_state_reading");
 
-       upd_cmd = i40e_nvmupd_validate_command(hw, cmd, err);
+       upd_cmd = i40e_nvmupd_validate_command(hw, cmd, perrno);
 
        switch (upd_cmd) {
        case I40E_NVMUPD_READ_SA:
        case I40E_NVMUPD_READ_CON:
-               status = i40e_nvmupd_nvm_read(hw, cmd, bytes, err);
+               status = i40e_nvmupd_nvm_read(hw, cmd, bytes, perrno);
                break;
 
        case I40E_NVMUPD_READ_LCB:
-               status = i40e_nvmupd_nvm_read(hw, cmd, bytes, err);
+               status = i40e_nvmupd_nvm_read(hw, cmd, bytes, perrno);
                i40e_release_nvm(hw);
                hw->nvmupd_state = I40E_NVMUPD_STATE_INIT;
                break;
 
        default:
                status = I40E_NOT_SUPPORTED;
-               *err = -ESRCH;
+               *perrno = -ESRCH;
                break;
        }
        return status;
  * @hw: pointer to hardware structure
  * @cmd: pointer to nvm update command buffer
  * @bytes: pointer to the data buffer
- * @err: pointer to return error code
+ * @perrno: pointer to return error code
  *
  * NVM ownership is already held.  Process legitimate commands and set any
  * change in state; reject all other commands
  **/
 STATIC enum i40e_status_code i40e_nvmupd_state_writing(struct i40e_hw *hw,
                                                    struct i40e_nvm_access *cmd,
-                                                   u8 *bytes, int *err)
+                                                   u8 *bytes, int *perrno)
 {
        enum i40e_status_code status;
        enum i40e_nvmupd_cmd upd_cmd;
 
        DEBUGFUNC("i40e_nvmupd_state_writing");
 
-       upd_cmd = i40e_nvmupd_validate_command(hw, cmd, err);
+       upd_cmd = i40e_nvmupd_validate_command(hw, cmd, perrno);
 
        switch (upd_cmd) {
        case I40E_NVMUPD_WRITE_CON:
-               status = i40e_nvmupd_nvm_write(hw, cmd, bytes, err);
+               status = i40e_nvmupd_nvm_write(hw, cmd, bytes, perrno);
                break;
 
        case I40E_NVMUPD_WRITE_LCB:
-               status = i40e_nvmupd_nvm_write(hw, cmd, bytes, err);
+               status = i40e_nvmupd_nvm_write(hw, cmd, bytes, perrno);
                if (!status) {
                        hw->aq.nvm_release_on_done = true;
                        hw->nvmupd_state = I40E_NVMUPD_STATE_INIT;
        case I40E_NVMUPD_CSUM_CON:
                status = i40e_update_nvm_checksum(hw);
                if (status)
-                       *err = hw->aq.asq_last_status ?
+                       *perrno = hw->aq.asq_last_status ?
                                   i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status) :
                                   -EIO;
                break;
        case I40E_NVMUPD_CSUM_LCB:
                status = i40e_update_nvm_checksum(hw);
                if (status) {
-                       *err = hw->aq.asq_last_status ?
+                       *perrno = hw->aq.asq_last_status ?
                                   i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status) :
                                   -EIO;
                } else {
 
        default:
                status = I40E_NOT_SUPPORTED;
-               *err = -ESRCH;
+               *perrno = -ESRCH;
                break;
        }
        return status;
  * i40e_nvmupd_validate_command - Validate given command
  * @hw: pointer to hardware structure
  * @cmd: pointer to nvm update command buffer
- * @err: pointer to return error code
+ * @perrno: pointer to return error code
  *
  * Return one of the valid command types or I40E_NVMUPD_INVALID
  **/
 STATIC enum i40e_nvmupd_cmd i40e_nvmupd_validate_command(struct i40e_hw *hw,
                                                    struct i40e_nvm_access *cmd,
-                                                   int *err)
+                                                   int *perrno)
 {
        enum i40e_nvmupd_cmd upd_cmd;
        u8 transaction, module;
            (cmd->data_size > I40E_NVMUPD_MAX_DATA)) {
                DEBUGOUT1("i40e_nvmupd_validate_command data_size %d\n",
                        cmd->data_size);
-               *err = -EFAULT;
+               *perrno = -EFAULT;
                return I40E_NVMUPD_INVALID;
        }
 
        }
 
        if (upd_cmd == I40E_NVMUPD_INVALID) {
-               *err = -EFAULT;
+               *perrno = -EFAULT;
                DEBUGOUT2(
-                       "i40e_nvmupd_validate_command returns %d  err: %d\n",
-                       upd_cmd, *err);
+                       "i40e_nvmupd_validate_command returns %d  perrno: %d\n",
+                       upd_cmd, *perrno);
        }
        return upd_cmd;
 }
  * @hw: pointer to hardware structure
  * @cmd: pointer to nvm update command buffer
  * @bytes: pointer to the data buffer
- * @err: pointer to return error code
+ * @perrno: pointer to return error code
  *
  * cmd structure contains identifiers and data buffer
  **/
 STATIC enum i40e_status_code i40e_nvmupd_nvm_read(struct i40e_hw *hw,
                                                  struct i40e_nvm_access *cmd,
-                                                 u8 *bytes, int *err)
+                                                 u8 *bytes, int *perrno)
 {
        enum i40e_status_code status;
        u8 module, transaction;
                                  bytes, last, NULL);
        DEBUGOUT1("i40e_nvmupd_nvm_read status %d\n", status);
        if (status != I40E_SUCCESS)
-               *err = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status);
+               *perrno = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status);
 
        return status;
 }
  * i40e_nvmupd_nvm_erase - Erase an NVM module
  * @hw: pointer to hardware structure
  * @cmd: pointer to nvm update command buffer
- * @err: pointer to return error code
+ * @perrno: pointer to return error code
  *
  * module, offset, data_size and data are in cmd structure
  **/
 STATIC enum i40e_status_code i40e_nvmupd_nvm_erase(struct i40e_hw *hw,
                                                   struct i40e_nvm_access *cmd,
-                                                  int *err)
+                                                  int *perrno)
 {
        enum i40e_status_code status = I40E_SUCCESS;
        u8 module, transaction;
                                   last, NULL);
        DEBUGOUT1("i40e_nvmupd_nvm_erase status %d\n", status);
        if (status != I40E_SUCCESS)
-               *err = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status);
+               *perrno = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status);
 
        return status;
 }
  * @hw: pointer to hardware structure
  * @cmd: pointer to nvm update command buffer
  * @bytes: pointer to the data buffer
- * @err: pointer to return error code
+ * @perrno: pointer to return error code
  *
  * module, offset, data_size and data are in cmd structure
  **/
 STATIC enum i40e_status_code i40e_nvmupd_nvm_write(struct i40e_hw *hw,
                                                   struct i40e_nvm_access *cmd,
-                                                  u8 *bytes, int *err)
+                                                  u8 *bytes, int *perrno)
 {
        enum i40e_status_code status = I40E_SUCCESS;
        u8 module, transaction;
                                    (u16)cmd->data_size, bytes, last, NULL);
        DEBUGOUT1("i40e_nvmupd_nvm_write status %d\n", status);
        if (status != I40E_SUCCESS)
-               *err = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status);
+               *perrno = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(hw->aq.asq_last_status);
 
        return status;
 }