netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: fib_notifier: don't return positive values on fib registration

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Date:   Thu, 11 Feb 2021 22:50:09 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Vlad Buslov <vladbu@...dia.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        dan.carpenter@...cle.com, idosch@...dia.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: fib_notifier: don't return positive values on
 fib registration

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (refs/heads/master):

On Thu, 11 Feb 2021 12:07:59 +0200 you wrote:
> The function fib6_walk_continue() cannot return a positive value when
> called from register_fib_notifier(), but ignoring causes static analyzer to
> generate warnings in users of register_fib_notifier() that try to convert
> returned error code to pointer with ERR_PTR(). Handle such case by
> explicitly checking for positive error values and converting them to
> -EINVAL in fib6_tables_dump().
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next] net: fib_notifier: don't return positive values on fib registration
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/6f1995523a0f

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