[PATCH net] net: team: check register_netdevice_notifier() error in team_module_init()

From: Minhong He

Date: Mon Aug 03 2026 - 05:00:13 EST


team_module_init() ignores register_netdevice_notifier() errors and
continues module initialization, which can leave the team module loaded
without its netdev notifier registered.

Check the error and fail module initialization early.

Signed-off-by: Minhong He <heminhong@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/team/team_core.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team_core.c b/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
index feaa75fbf8fc..beffbe450612 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
@@ -3229,7 +3229,9 @@ static int __init team_module_init(void)
{
int err;

- register_netdevice_notifier(&team_notifier_block);
+ err = register_netdevice_notifier(&team_notifier_block);
+ if (err)
+ return err;

err = rtnl_link_register(&team_link_ops);
if (err)
--
2.25.1