[PATCH] wifi: mwifiex: Fix dev_alloc_name() return value check

From: Chen-Yu Tsai

Date: Tue Feb 10 2026 - 05:03:57 EST


dev_alloc_name() returns the allocated ID on success, which could be
over 0.

Fix the return value check to check for negative error codes.

Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/aYmsQfujoAe5qO02@stanley.mountain/
Fixes: 7bab5bdb81e3 ("wifi: mwifiex: Allocate dev name earlier for interface workqueue name")
Signed-off-by: Chen-Yu Tsai <wenst@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index a66d18e380fc..bc0a946e8e6e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -3148,7 +3148,7 @@ struct wireless_dev *mwifiex_add_virtual_intf(struct wiphy *wiphy,
SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, adapter->dev);

ret = dev_alloc_name(dev, name);
- if (ret)
+ if (ret < 0)
goto err_alloc_name;

priv->dfs_cac_workqueue = alloc_workqueue("MWIFIEX_DFS_CAC-%s",
--
2.53.0.rc2.204.g2597b5adb4-goog