Re: [PATCH 2/2] can: m_can: m_can_class_allocate_dev(): remove impossible error return judgment

From: Marc Kleine-Budde
Date: Fri Feb 05 2021 - 03:20:29 EST


On 05.02.2021 15:25:59, Xulin Sun wrote:
> If the previous can_net device has been successfully allocated, its
> private data structure is impossible to be empty, remove this redundant
> error return judgment. Otherwise, memory leaks for alloc_candev() will
> be triggered.

Your analysis is correct, the netdev_priv() will never fail. But how
will this trigger a mem leak on alloc_candev()? I've removed that
statement. I'll add it back, if I've missed something.

> Signed-off-by: Xulin Sun <xulin.sun@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Applied to linux-can-next/testing.

Thanks,
Marc

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