netdev - [PATCH] net: cxgb3: add error handling for sysfs_create

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Date:   Thu, 14 Jun 2018 21:56:11 +0800
From:   Zhouyang Jia <jiazhouyang09@...il.com>
To:     unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input)
Cc:     Zhouyang Jia <jiazhouyang09@...il.com>,
        Santosh Raspatur <santosh@...lsio.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] net: cxgb3: add error handling for sysfs_create_group

When sysfs_create_group fails, the lack of error-handling code may
cause unexpected results.

This patch adds error-handling code after calling sysfs_create_group.

Signed-off-by: Zhouyang Jia <jiazhouyang09@...il.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
index 2edfdbd..73d6aa9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
@@ -3362,6 +3362,10 @@ static int init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	err = sysfs_create_group(&adapter->port[0]->dev.kobj,
 				 &cxgb3_attr_group);
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "cannot create sysfs group\n");
+		goto out_free_dev;
+	}
 
 	print_port_info(adapter, ai);
 	return 0;
-- 
2.7.4