linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] nfp: abm: Fix incomplete release of system resources in nfp_abm_vnic_set

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Date:   Mon, 4 May 2020 08:01:59 +0200
From:   Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To:     Qiushi Wu <wu000273@....edu>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     oss-drivers@...ronome.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, Kangjie Lu <kjlu@....edu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] nfp: abm: Fix incomplete release of system resources
 in nfp_abm_vnic_set_mac()

> … Thus add a call of the function
> “nfp_nsp_close” for the completion of the exception handling.

I suggest to mention also the addition of a jump target because of
a Linux coding style concern.


…
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/main.c
…
> @@ -300,12 +297,16 @@ nfp_abm_vnic_set_mac(struct nfp_pf *pf, struct nfp_abm *abm, struct nfp_net *nn,
…
> +generate_random_address:
> +	eth_hw_addr_random(nn->dp.netdev);
> +	return;
>  }
…

I recommend to apply the check “RETURN_VOID” once more.
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/scripts/checkpatch.pl?id=0e698dfa282211e414076f9dc7e83c1c288314fd#n4866

Regards,
Markus