[PATCH net] net: bonding: check register_netdevice_notifier() error in bonding_init()

From: Minhong He

Date: Mon Aug 03 2026 - 05:08:00 EST


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

Check the error and unwind prior initialization on failure.

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

diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index e1bec8164221..3405a20bd498 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -6637,7 +6637,9 @@ static int __init bonding_init(void)
flow_keys_bonding_keys,
ARRAY_SIZE(flow_keys_bonding_keys));

- register_netdevice_notifier(&bond_netdev_notifier);
+ res = register_netdevice_notifier(&bond_netdev_notifier);
+ if (res)
+ goto err;
out:
return res;
err:
--
2.25.1