Re: [PATCH net 1/3] net/mlx5e: Harden uplink netdev access against device unbind

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On 9/10/2025 9:23 AM, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
On Mon, 8 Sep 2025 13:07:04 +0300 Tariq Toukan wrote:
+	struct net_device *netdev = mlx5_uplink_netdev_get(dev);
+	struct mlx5e_priv *priv;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!netdev)
+		return 0;

Please don't call in variable init functions which require cleanup
or error checking.

But in this function, a NULL return from mlx5_uplink_netdev_get is a valid condition where it should simply return 0. No cleanup or error check is needed.

Thanks!
Jianbo




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