Re: [PATCH net] net: mctp: usb: properly drop the usb interface on probe error

[Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Tue, Feb 24, 2026 at 02:31:03PM +0800, Jeremy Kerr wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/mctp/mctp-usb.c b/drivers/net/mctp/mctp-usb.c
> > > > index ef860cfc629f..eef17ae89298 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/net/mctp/mctp-usb.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/net/mctp/mctp-usb.c
> > > > @@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ static int mctp_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
> > > >         usb_free_urb(dev->tx_urb);
> > > >         usb_free_urb(dev->rx_urb);
> > > >         free_netdev(netdev);
> > > > +       usb_put_dev(dev->usbdev);
> > > >         return rc;
> > > >  }
> > > 
> > > Should we not do the usb_put_dev() before the free_netdev()?
> > 
> > Why?  The usb_put_dev() doesn't really do anything, except for the fact
> > that you have to do it because you did a usb_get_dev() earlier.
> 
> More that the dev-> dereference may be invalid at that point, since the
> netdev (and hence dev) has been free_netdev()-ed.

Argh, I missed that, yes, you are right, let me make a v2 of this,
thanks for the review!

greg k-h