[PATCH net] net: lapbether: check register_netdevice_notifier() error in lapbeth_init_driver()

From: Minhong He

Date: Mon Aug 03 2026 - 05:00:04 EST


lapbeth_init_driver() ignores register_netdevice_notifier() errors and
always returns success, which can leave the module loaded without its
netdev notifier registered.

Check the error and remove the packet type on failure.

Signed-off-by: Minhong He <heminhong@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c | 8 +++++++-
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c b/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
index 9861c99ea56c..c3630a82913b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
@@ -497,9 +497,15 @@ static const char banner[] __initconst =

static int __init lapbeth_init_driver(void)
{
+ int err;
+
dev_add_pack(&lapbeth_packet_type);

- register_netdevice_notifier(&lapbeth_dev_notifier);
+ err = register_netdevice_notifier(&lapbeth_dev_notifier);
+ if (err) {
+ dev_remove_pack(&lapbeth_packet_type);
+ return err;
+ }

printk(banner);

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