… > or link_sta_dereference_protected() fail the code jumps to > the error_unlink label and returns ret which is uninitialised. … * Would you like to avoid typos in such a change description? * Can any background information become more relevant for the usage of source code analysis tools? * Can the summary phrase be improved also another bit? … > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/main.c > @@ -998,16 +998,22 @@ mt7996_mac_sta_add_links(struct mt7996_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif, > continue; > > link_conf = link_conf_dereference_protected(vif, link_id); > - if (!link_conf) > + if (!link_conf) { > + err = -EINVAL; > goto error_unlink; > + } > > link = mt7996_vif_link(dev, vif, link_id); > - if (!link) > + if (!link) { > + err = -EINVAL; > goto error_unlink; > + } … Can software development interests evolve in ways which might make the avoidance of duplicate source code more feasible also for affected error/exception handling? Regards, Markus