linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] ath11k: Handle errors if peer creation fails

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Date:   Tue, 10 Nov 2020 18:15:02 +0000 (UTC)
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
To:     Alex Dewar <alex.dewar90@...il.com>
Cc:     unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input)
        Alex Dewar <alex.dewar90@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Carl Huang <cjhuang@...eaurora.org>,
        ath11k@...ts.infradead.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] ath11k: Handle errors if peer creation fails

Alex Dewar <alex.dewar90@...il.com> wrote:

> ath11k_peer_create() is called without its return value being checked,
> meaning errors will be unhandled. Add missing check and, as the mutex is
> unconditionally unlocked on leaving this function, simplify the exit
> path.
> 
> Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1497531 ("Code maintainability issues")
> Fixes: 701e48a43e15 ("ath11k: add packet log support for QCA6390")
> Signed-off-by: Alex Dewar <alex.dewar90@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>

Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.

c134d1f8c436 ath11k: Handle errors if peer creation fails

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