Re: [PATCH net-next v4] net: core: failover: enforce mandatory ops and clean up redundant checks

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Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>:

On Mon,  2 Mar 2026 11:43:17 +0500 you wrote:
> The failover framework requires 'ops' to be functional. Currently,
> failover_register() allows an instance to be registered with NULL
> ops, which leads to inconsistent NULL checks and potential NULL
> pointer dereferences in the slave registration paths.
> 
> Harden the entry point by requiring non-NULL ops in
> failover_register(). This ensures the 'fops' pointer is guaranteed
> to be valid for any successfully registered failover instance.
> Consequently, remove the now redundant NULL checks for 'fops'
> throughout the module to simplify the logic.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v4] net: core: failover: enforce mandatory ops and clean up redundant checks
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/d6ca199568c5

You are awesome, thank you!
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