netdev - Re: [PATCH net] mctp: Remove device type check at unregister

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Date:   Thu, 15 Dec 2022 13:45:56 +0800
From:   Matt Johnston <matt@...econstruct.com.au>
To:     Alexander H Duyck <alexander.duyck@...il.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     pabeni@...hat.com, kuba@...nel.org, edumazet@...gle.com,
        davem@...emloft.net, jk@...econstruct.com.au
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] mctp: Remove device type check at unregister

On Wed, 2022-12-14 at 08:42 -0800, Alexander H Duyck wrote:
> > diff --git a/net/mctp/device.c b/net/mctp/device.c
> > index 99a3bda8852f..dec730b5fe7e 100644
> > --- a/net/mctp/device.c
> > +++ b/net/mctp/device.c
> > @@ -429,12 +429,6 @@ static void mctp_unregister(struct net_device *dev)
> >  	struct mctp_dev *mdev;
> >  
> >  	mdev = mctp_dev_get_rtnl(dev);
> > -	if (mdev && !mctp_known(dev)) {
> > -		// Sanity check, should match what was set in mctp_register
> > -		netdev_warn(dev, "%s: BUG mctp_ptr set for unknown type %d",
> > -			    __func__, dev->type);
> > -		return;
> > -	}
> >  	if (!mdev)
> >  		return;
> >  
> 
> It looks like this is incomplete if we are going to allow for these
> type of changes. We might as well also remove the block in
> mctp_register that was doing a similar check for devices that already
> have the mctp_ptr set. Otherwise you will likely need to follow up on
> this later.

I'm not sure it's possible to hit that, I'll remove it in a v2.

Thanks for the review.

Cheers,
Matt