linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -next] IB/hfi1: Use free_netdev() in hfi1_netdev

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Message-ID: <20200602183856.GY22511@kadam>
Date:   Tue, 2 Jun 2020 21:38:56 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     Dennis Dalessandro <dennis.dalessandro@...el.com>
Cc:     YueHaibing <yuehaibing@...wei.com>, mike.marciniszyn@...el.com,
        dledford@...hat.com, jgg@...pe.ca, sadanand.warrier@...el.com,
        grzegorz.andrejczuk@...el.com, linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next] IB/hfi1: Use free_netdev() in hfi1_netdev_free()

On Tue, Jun 02, 2020 at 11:30:13AM -0400, Dennis Dalessandro wrote:
> On 6/2/2020 2:16 AM, YueHaibing wrote:
> > dummy_netdev shold be freed by free_netdev() instead of
> > kfree(). Also remove unneeded variable 'priv'
> > 
> > Fixes: 4730f4a6c6b2 ("IB/hfi1: Activate the dummy netdev")
> > Signed-off-by: YueHaibing <yuehaibing@...wei.com>
> > ---
> >   drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/netdev_rx.c | 5 +----
> >   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/netdev_rx.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/netdev_rx.c
> > index 58af6a454761..63688e85e8da 100644
> > --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/netdev_rx.c
> > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/netdev_rx.c
> > @@ -371,12 +371,9 @@ int hfi1_netdev_alloc(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
> >   void hfi1_netdev_free(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
> >   {
> > -	struct hfi1_netdev_priv *priv;
> > -
> >   	if (dd->dummy_netdev) {
> > -		priv = hfi1_netdev_priv(dd->dummy_netdev);
> >   		dd_dev_info(dd, "hfi1 netdev freed\n");
> > -		kfree(dd->dummy_netdev);
> > +		free_netdev(dd->dummy_netdev);
> >   		dd->dummy_netdev = NULL;
> >   	}
> >   }
> > 
> 
> For the kfree->free_netdev, you probably want to add:
> Reported-by: kbuild test robot <lkp@...el.com>
> Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>

YueHaibing wasn't on the CC list when I sent forwarded that kbuild bot
email.  Forget about it.  Let's just apply this.

regards,
dan carpenter