From: Mohsin Bashir <mohsin.bashr@gmail.com>
To: Erni Sri Satya Vennela <ernis@linux.microsoft.com>,
kys@microsoft.com, haiyangz@microsoft.com, wei.liu@kernel.org,
decui@microsoft.com, longli@microsoft.com, andrew+netdev@lunn.ch,
davem@davemloft.net, edumazet@google.com, kuba@kernel.org,
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dipayanroy@linux.microsoft.com, gargaditya@linux.microsoft.com,
shirazsaleem@microsoft.com, kees@kernel.org,
kotaranov@microsoft.com, leon@kernel.org, shacharr@microsoft.com,
stephen@networkplumber.org, linux-hyperv@vger.kernel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/4] net: mana: Fix probe/remove error path bugs
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2026 23:28:34 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <62c3fcc1-6758-47c4-984e-f6940139de0c@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260403070948.9225-1-ernis@linux.microsoft.com>
On 4/3/26 12:09 AM, Erni Sri Satya Vennela wrote:
> Fix four pre-existing bugs in mana_probe()/mana_remove() error handling
> that can cause warnings on uninitialized work structs, masked errors,
> and resource leaks when early probe steps fail.
>
> Patches 1-2 move work struct initialization (link_change_work and
> gf_stats_work) to before any error path that could trigger
> mana_remove(), preventing WARN_ON in __flush_work() or debug object
> warnings when sync cancellation runs on uninitialized work structs.
>
> Patch 3 prevents add_adev() from overwriting a port probe error,
> which could leave the driver in a broken state with NULL ports while
> reporting success.
>
> Patch 4 changes 'goto out' to 'break' in mana_remove()'s port loop
> so that mana_destroy_eq() is always reached, preventing EQ leaks when
> a NULL port is encountered.
>
> Erni Sri Satya Vennela (4):
> net: mana: Init link_change_work before potential error paths in probe
> net: mana: Init gf_stats_work before potential error paths in probe
> net: mana: Don't overwrite port probe error with add_adev result
> net: mana: Fix EQ leak in mana_remove on NULL port
>
> drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c | 28 +++++++++----------
> 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>
I believe mana is already in the mainline so fixes go to the net tree?
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-04 6:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-03 7:09 [PATCH net-next 0/4] net: mana: Fix probe/remove error path bugs Erni Sri Satya Vennela
2026-04-03 7:09 ` [PATCH net-next 1/4] net: mana: Init link_change_work before potential error paths in probe Erni Sri Satya Vennela
2026-04-03 7:09 ` [PATCH net-next 2/4] net: mana: Init gf_stats_work " Erni Sri Satya Vennela
2026-04-03 7:09 ` [PATCH net-next 3/4] net: mana: Don't overwrite port probe error with add_adev result Erni Sri Satya Vennela
2026-04-03 7:09 ` [PATCH net-next 4/4] net: mana: Fix EQ leak in mana_remove on NULL port Erni Sri Satya Vennela
2026-04-04 6:28 ` Mohsin Bashir [this message]
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