From: Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>
To: Robertus Diawan Chris <robertusdchris@gmail.com>
Cc: alex.aring@gmail.com, stefan@datenfreihafen.org,
miquel.raynal@bootlin.com, davem@davemloft.net,
edumazet@google.com, kuba@kernel.org, pabeni@redhat.com,
linux-wpan@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel-mentees@lists.linuxfoundation.org,
skhan@linuxfoundation.org, me@brighamcampbell.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mac802154: Prevent overwrite return code in mac802154_perform_association()
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2026 18:28:40 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260604172840.GE3920875@horms.kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260602054133.470293-1-robertusdchris@gmail.com>
On Tue, Jun 02, 2026 at 12:41:33PM +0700, Robertus Diawan Chris wrote:
> When assoc_status not equal to IEEE802154_ASSOCIATION_SUCCESSFUL, the
> return value assigned to either "-ERANGE" or "-EPERM" but this return
> value will be overwritten to 0 after exiting the conditional scope.
> So, jump to clear_assoc label to preserve the return value when
> assoc_status not equal to IEEE802154_ASSOCIATION_SUCCESSFUL.
>
> This is reported by Coverity Scan as "Unused value".
>
> Fixes: fefd19807fe9 ("mac802154: Handle associating")
> Signed-off-by: Robertus Diawan Chris <robertusdchris@gmail.com>
FTR: An AI generated review of this patch is available on sashiko.dev.
I believe that review can be treated in the context of possible follow-up
and should not effect the progress of this patch.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-04 17:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-02 5:41 [PATCH] mac802154: Prevent overwrite return code in mac802154_perform_association() Robertus Diawan Chris
2026-06-02 10:35 ` Miquel Raynal
2026-06-04 17:28 ` Simon Horman [this message]
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