linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] vmw_pvrdma: Release netdev when vmxnet3 module is removed

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Date:   Sun, 1 Jul 2018 08:18:58 -0400
From:   Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>
To:     Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Cc:     kbuild@...org, kbuild-all@...org, linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org,
        Adit Ranadive <aditr@...are.com>,
        VMware PV-Drivers <pv-drivers@...are.com>,
        Doug Ledford <dledford@...hat.com>,
        Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] vmw_pvrdma: Release netdev when vmxnet3 module is removed

On Sat, Jun 30, 2018 at 10:15:07PM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> Hi Neil,
> 
> I love your patch! Perhaps something to improve:
> 
> url:    https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commits/Neil-Horman/vmw_pvrdma-Release-netdev-when-vmxnet3-module-is-removed/20180628-232414
> 
> smatch warnings:
> drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_main.c:987 pvrdma_pci_probe() warn: variable dereferenced before check 'dev->netdev' (see line 985)
> 
Appreciate the smatch check, but this was caught by visual review and fixed in V2 already.

Best
Neil