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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 bpf] bpf: liveness: clarify get_outer_instance()
 handling
 in propagate_to_outer_instance()
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@kernel.org
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Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:50:07 +0000
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To: Shardul Bankar <shardulsb08@gmail.com>
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Hello:

This patch was applied to bpf/bpf-next.git (master)
by Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>:

On Tue, 21 Oct 2025 13:38:46 +0530 you wrote:
> propagate_to_outer_instance() calls get_outer_instance() and uses the
> returned pointer to reset and commit stack write marks. Under normal
> conditions, update_instance() guarantees that an outer instance exists,
> so get_outer_instance() cannot return an ERR_PTR.
> 
> However, explicitly checking for IS_ERR(outer_instance) makes this code
> more robust and self-documenting. It reduces cognitive load when reading
> the control flow and silences potential false-positive reports from
> static analysis or automated tooling.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [v3,bpf] bpf: liveness: clarify get_outer_instance() handling in propagate_to_outer_instance()
    https://git.kernel.org/bpf/bpf-next/c/96d31dff3fa4

You are awesome, thank you!
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