[PATCH net] net: pppoe: check register_netdevice_notifier() error in pppoe_init()
From: Minhong He
Date: Mon Aug 03 2026 - 05:04:34 EST
pppoe_init() ignores register_netdevice_notifier() errors and always
returns success after installing packet handlers, which can leave the
module loaded without its netdev notifier registered.
Check the error and unwind the packet handlers and protocol registration
on failure.
Signed-off-by: Minhong He <heminhong@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c | 11 ++++++++++-
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c b/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c
index 4a018acb5262..035795b120e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c
@@ -1278,10 +1278,19 @@ static int __init pppoe_init(void)
dev_add_offload(&pppoe_packet_offload);
dev_add_pack(&pppoes_ptype);
dev_add_pack(&pppoed_ptype);
- register_netdevice_notifier(&pppoe_notifier);
+
+ err = register_netdevice_notifier(&pppoe_notifier);
+ if (err)
+ goto out_unregister_packs;
return 0;
+out_unregister_packs:
+ dev_remove_pack(&pppoed_ptype);
+ dev_remove_pack(&pppoes_ptype);
+ if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_INET))
+ dev_remove_offload(&pppoe_packet_offload);
+ unregister_pppox_proto(PX_PROTO_OE);
out_unregister_pppoe_proto:
proto_unregister(&pppoe_sk_proto);
out_unregister_net_ops:
--
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