linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mt7601u: add missing release on skb in mt7601u_mcu_msg

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Date:   Sat, 18 Jul 2020 16:48:52 +0200
From:   Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To:     Navid Emamdoost <navid.emamdoost@...il.com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Navid Emamdoost <emamd001@....edu>,
        Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kubakici@...pl>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mt7601u: add missing release on skb in
 mt7601u_mcu_msg_send

…
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7601u/mcu.c
> @@ -116,8 +116,10 @@ mt7601u_mcu_msg_send(struct mt7601u_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
>  	int sent, ret;
>  	u8 seq = 0;
>
> -	if (test_bit(MT7601U_STATE_REMOVED, &dev->state))
> +	if (test_bit(MT7601U_STATE_REMOVED, &dev->state)) {
> +		consume_skb(skb);
>  		return 0;
> +	}
…

How do you think about to use the the following statements instead
in the if branch?

		ret = 0;
		goto consume_skb;


Would you like to add the tag “Fixes” to the commit message?

Regards,
Markus