Re: [PATCH net] net: netpoll: initialize work queue before error checks

From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf

Date: Fri Nov 28 2025 - 23:33:17 EST


Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>:

On Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:30:15 -0800 you wrote:
> Prevent a kernel warning when netconsole setup fails on devices with
> IFF_DISABLE_NETPOLL flag. The warning (at kernel/workqueue.c:4242 in
> __flush_work) occurs because the cleanup path tries to cancel an
> uninitialized work queue.
>
> When __netpoll_setup() encounters a device with IFF_DISABLE_NETPOLL,
> it fails early and calls skb_pool_flush() for cleanup. This function
> calls cancel_work_sync(&np->refill_wq), but refill_wq hasn't been
> initialized yet, triggering the warning.
>
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
- [net] net: netpoll: initialize work queue before error checks
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/e5235eb6cfe0

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