[PATCH net] net: ipvlan: check register_netdevice_notifier() error in ipvlan_init_module()

From: Minhong He

Date: Mon Aug 03 2026 - 05:02:24 EST


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

Check the error and fail module initialization early.

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

diff --git a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c
index ed46439a9f4e..518c7b97deaa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c
@@ -1048,7 +1048,9 @@ static int __init ipvlan_init_module(void)
int err;

ipvlan_init_secret();
- register_netdevice_notifier(&ipvlan_notifier_block);
+ err = register_netdevice_notifier(&ipvlan_notifier_block);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
register_inet6addr_notifier(&ipvlan_addr6_notifier_block);
register_inet6addr_validator_notifier(
--
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