Re: [PATCH -next] IB/hfi1: Use free_netdev() in hfi1_netdev_free()

From: Dennis Dalessandro
Date: Tue Jun 02 2020 - 11:30:41 EST


On 6/2/2020 2:16 AM, YueHaibing wrote:
dummy_netdev shold be freed by free_netdev() instead of
kfree(). Also remove unneeded variable 'priv'

Fixes: 4730f4a6c6b2 ("IB/hfi1: Activate the dummy netdev")
Signed-off-by: YueHaibing <yuehaibing@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/netdev_rx.c | 5 +----
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/netdev_rx.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/netdev_rx.c
index 58af6a454761..63688e85e8da 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/netdev_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/netdev_rx.c
@@ -371,12 +371,9 @@ int hfi1_netdev_alloc(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
void hfi1_netdev_free(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
{
- struct hfi1_netdev_priv *priv;
-
if (dd->dummy_netdev) {
- priv = hfi1_netdev_priv(dd->dummy_netdev);
dd_dev_info(dd, "hfi1 netdev freed\n");
- kfree(dd->dummy_netdev);
+ free_netdev(dd->dummy_netdev);
dd->dummy_netdev = NULL;
}
}


For the kfree->free_netdev, you probably want to add:
Reported-by: kbuild test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>

Also can add:
Reviewed-by: Dennis Dalessandro <dennis.dalessandro@xxxxxxxxx>

Thanks