netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v4 2/3] net: ipv6: check return value of rhashtable

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Message-ID: <f1e72a4a-3a85-71d9-81cc-8ca835565a50@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 27 Sep 2021 07:43:17 -0600
From:   David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
To:     MichelleJin <shjy180909@...il.com>, davem@...emloft.net,
        kuba@...nel.org, yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org, dsahern@...nel.org,
        johannes@...solutions.net
Cc:     saeedm@...dia.com, leon@...nel.org, roid@...dia.com,
        paulb@...dia.com, ozsh@...dia.com, lariel@...dia.com,
        cmi@...dia.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4 2/3] net: ipv6: check return value of
 rhashtable_init

On 9/26/21 9:34 PM, MichelleJin wrote:
> When rhashtable_init() fails, it returns -EINVAL.
> However, since error return value of rhashtable_init is not checked,
> it can cause use of uninitialized pointers.
> So, fix unhandled errors of rhashtable_init.
> 
> Signed-off-by: MichelleJin <shjy180909@...il.com>
> ---

Reviewed-by: David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>