linux-kernel - [PATCH] batman-adv/main: Fix check on return value of rtnl_link

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Message-Id: <20181224174926.20321-1-pakki001@umn.edu>
Date:   Mon, 24 Dec 2018 11:49:26 -0600
From:   Aditya Pakki <pakki001@....edu>
To:     pakki001@....edu
Cc:     kjlu@....edu, Marek Lindner <mareklindner@...mailbox.ch>,
        Simon Wunderlich <sw@...onwunderlich.de>,
        Antonio Quartulli <a@...table.cc>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        b.a.t.m.a.n@...ts.open-mesh.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] batman-adv/main: Fix check on return value of rtnl_link_register

rtnl_link_register() may fail and can impact registering the device.
The fix checks the return value and pushes the error upstream.

Signed-off-by: Aditya Pakki <pakki001@....edu>
---
 net/batman-adv/main.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.c b/net/batman-adv/main.c
index 69c0d85bceb3..e0007f242823 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.c
@@ -109,7 +109,10 @@ static int __init batadv_init(void)
 	batadv_debugfs_init();
 
 	register_netdevice_notifier(&batadv_hard_if_notifier);
-	rtnl_link_register(&batadv_link_ops);
+	ret = rtnl_link_register(&batadv_link_ops);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	batadv_netlink_register();
 
 	pr_info("B.A.T.M.A.N. advanced %s (compatibility version %i) loaded\n",
-- 
2.17.1