linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ALSA: hda: Add error check for snd_ctl_rename_id() in snd_hda_create_dig_out

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Message-ID: <491e74f2-b503-4486-a8e0-b4eddc16b2be@web.de>
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 08:26:09 +0100
From: Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To: vulab@...as.ac.cn, linux-sound@...r.kernel.org
Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
 Cezary Rojewski <cezary.rojewski@...el.com>, Jaroslav Kysela
 <perex@...ex.cz>, Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@...ia.fr>,
 Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ALSA: hda: Add error check for snd_ctl_rename_id() in
 snd_hda_create_dig_out_ctls()

> Check the return value of snd_ctl_rename_id() in
> snd_hda_create_dig_out_ctls(). Ensure that potential
> failures are properly handled.

I would prefer a change description variant without the word “potential”
for this issue.
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/252.html

Regards,
Markus