[PATCH net] net: macvlan: check register_netdevice_notifier() error in macvlan_init_module()

From: Minhong He

Date: Mon Aug 03 2026 - 05:02:35 EST


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

Check the error and fail module initialization early.

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

diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
index 9a4bc99dbf53..4294b433838a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -1906,7 +1906,9 @@ static int __init macvlan_init_module(void)
{
int err;

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

err = macvlan_link_register(&macvlan_link_ops);
if (err < 0)
--
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