[net-next v16 04/12] net: mtip: The L2 switch driver for imx287

Lukasz Majewski lukma at denx.de
Sun Jul 27 01:05:37 PDT 2025


Hi Jakub,

> On Sat, 26 Jul 2025 22:13:23 +0200 Lukasz Majewski wrote:
> > > > +		ret = register_netdev(fep->ndev[i]);
> > > > +		if (ret) {
> > > > +			dev_err(&fep->ndev[i]->dev,
> > > > +				"%s: ndev %s register err:
> > > > %d\n", __func__,
> > > > +				fep->ndev[i]->name, ret);
> > > > +			break;
> > > > +		}      
> > > 
> > > Error handling in case of register_netdev() still buggy, AFAICT.
> > >   
> > 
> > I've added the code to set fep->ndev[i] = NULL to
> > mtip_ndev_cleanup(). IMHO this is the correct place to add it.  
> 
> If register_netdev() fails you will try to unregister it and hit 
> a BUG_ON().

Ach.... right. Thanks for explanation.


Best regards,

Lukasz Majewski

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