netdev - Re: [PATCH v3] nfp: abm: Fix incomplete release of system resources in nfp_abm_vnic_set

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Message-ID: <2a5f2e6e-2553-ce92-9cbc-02f5bd2ce8fa@web.de>
Date:   Mon, 4 May 2020 09:34:52 +0200
From:   Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To:     Qiushi Wu <wu000273@....edu>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     oss-drivers@...ronome.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Kangjie Lu <kjlu@....edu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] nfp: abm: Fix incomplete release of system resources
 in nfp_abm_vnic_set_mac()

> But when nfp_nsp_has_hwinfo_lookup fail, the pointer is not released,

Do you distinguish between releasing items and the role of such a pointer?


> which can lead to a memory leak bug.

Would you like to reconsider the usage of the word “can” for
such change descriptions?

Regards,
Markus