netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2] qlcnic: check pci_reset

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Date:   Tue, 11 Apr 2023 13:24:33 +0200
From:   Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
To:     Denis Plotnikov <den-plotnikov@...dex-team.ru>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, anirban.chakraborty@...gic.com,
        sony.chacko@...gic.com, GR-Linux-NIC-Dev@...vell.com,
        helgaas@...nel.org, simon.horman@...igine.com, manishc@...vell.com,
        shshaikh@...vell.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] qlcnic: check pci_reset_function result

On Fri, 2023-04-07 at 10:18 +0300, Denis Plotnikov wrote:
> Static code analyzer complains to unchecked return value.
> The result of pci_reset_function() is unchecked.
> Despite, the issue is on the FLR supported code path and in that
> case reset can be done with pcie_flr(), the patch uses less invasive
> approach by adding the result check of pci_reset_function().
> 
> Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
> 
> Fixes: 7e2cf4feba05 ("qlcnic: change driver hardware interface mechanism")
> Signed-off-by: Denis Plotnikov <den-plotnikov@...dex-team.ru>

Any special reason to target the net-next tree? This looks like a -net
candidate to me?

Thanks!

Paolo