Re: [PATCH v2] RDMA/srp: Fix error handling in srp_add_port

From: Bart Van Assche
Date: Tue Dec 17 2024 - 11:24:38 EST


On 12/17/24 2:46 AM, Ma Ke wrote:
Once device_add() failed, we should call only put_device() to
decrement reference count for cleanup. We should not call device_del()
before put_device().

As comment of device_add() says, 'if device_add() succeeds, you should
call device_del() when you want to get rid of it. If device_add() has
not succeeded, use only put_device() to drop the reference count'.

Found by code review.
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Fixes: c8e4c2397655 ("RDMA/srp: Rework the srp_add_port() error path")
Signed-off-by: Ma Ke <make_ruc2021@xxxxxxx>

Patch descriptions should be in the imperative mood.

A blank line should separate the description and the tags.

Otherwise this patch looks good to me. Hence:

Signed-off-by: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@xxxxxxx>