linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net] sfc: fix potential memory leak in efx_mae_process

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Message-ID: <3r4emi6jl3nswdh3tq6krikg4ecxci7mpbmjrxlqhgrv77fnrd@a5blbfyjmjtr>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2025 19:38:02 +0530
From: Abdun Nihaal <nihaal@....iitm.ac.in>
To: Edward Cree <ecree.xilinx@...il.com>
Cc: andrew+netdev@...n.ch, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, 
	kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, alejandro.lucero-palau@....com, 
	habetsm.xilinx@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-net-drivers@....com, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] sfc: fix potential memory leak in
 efx_mae_process_mport()

On Thu, Oct 23, 2025 at 12:27:19PM +0100, Edward Cree wrote:
> Acked-by: Edward Cree <ecree.xilinx@...il.com>
> 
> It might be nice to also add a comment on top of efx_mae_process_mport()
>  stating that it takes ownership of @desc from the caller.

Sure, I'll add the comment and send a v2 patch.