netdev - [PATCH 0/7] ethtool: misc fixes for Coverity issues

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Date:   Fri, 30 Sep 2016 15:56:14 -0400
From:   "John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     "John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Subject: [PATCH 0/7] ethtool: misc fixes for Coverity issues

I requested a Coverity scan of the current ethtool sources. There
weren't many issues identified, but it was non-zero.

Most/all of the resource leak issues can be explained away as
unimportant due to the fact that ethtool invocations are short-term
processes. Nevertheless, I prefer to have those issues "fixed" both
to avoid them as distractions and just to promote better coding
practices overall.

These are "fresh off the press" -- I'll re-review them again before
applying and pushing them. I appreciate any extra eyeballs that can
review them as well.

John
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