netdev - Re: [PATCH 19/22] net/smsc911x: Repair broken failure paths

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Date:	Wed, 30 May 2012 15:16:39 +0800
From:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
Cc:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, arnd@...db.de,
	linus.walleij@...ricsson.com, grant.likely@...retlab.ca,
	cjb@...top.org, broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com,
	sameo@...ux.intel.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 19/22] net/smsc911x: Repair broken failure paths

On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org> wrote:

> Current failure paths attempt to free resources which we failed to request
> and disable resources which we failed to enable ones. This leads to kernel
> oops/panic. This patch does some simple re-ordering to prevent this from
> happening.
>
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>

Acked-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>

Thanks,
Linus Walleij
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