Re: [net-next PATCH v3 3/9] octeontx2-pf: Create representor netdev

[Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@linaro.org>]

On Wed, May 01, 2024 at 07:06:56PM +0100, Simon Horman wrote:
> > +			goto exit;
> > +		}
> > +	}
> > +	err = rvu_rep_napi_init(priv, extack);
> > +	if (err)
> > +		goto exit;
> 
> Even with the above fixed, Smatch complains that:
> 
> .../rep.c:180 rvu_rep_create() warn: 'ndev' from alloc_etherdev_mqs() not released on lines: 180.
> .../rep.c:180 rvu_rep_create() warn: 'ndev' from register_netdev() not released on lines: 180.
> 
> Where line 180 is the very last line of the funciton: return err;
> 
> I think this is triggered by the error handling above.
> However, I also think it is a false positive.
> I've CCed Dan Carpenter as I'd value a second opinion on this one.
> 

Yeah.  It's a false positive.

regards,
dan carpenter