linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: r8188eu: handle rtw_init_netdev

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Date:   Tue, 18 Jan 2022 18:07:28 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     Vihas Mak <makvihas@...il.com>
Cc:     Larry.Finger@...inger.net, phil@...lpotter.co.uk,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, martin@...ser.cx,
        straube.linux@...il.com, linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: r8188eu: handle rtw_init_netdev_name() failure
 appropriately

On Mon, Jan 17, 2022 at 12:56:11AM +0530, Vihas Mak wrote:
> rtw_init_netdev_name() calls dev_alloc_name() which allocates the name
> for the device as per the given name format.
> It returns a negative err code if the format is invalid. Currently the
> name format is specified by the module parameter "ifname".
> Warn the user if "ifname" is invalid.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vihas Mak <makvihas@...il.com>
> ---

This doesn't really fix the bug.  Better to re-write the error handling.
See my error handling guide here:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20210831084735.GL12231@kadam/

regards,
dan carpenter