Re: [PATCH net] net: mctp: usb: properly drop the usb interface on probe error

[Jeremy Kerr]

Hi Greg,

> > > diff --git a/drivers/net/mctp/mctp-usb.c b/drivers/net/mctp/mctp-usb.c
> > > index ef860cfc629f..eef17ae89298 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/net/mctp/mctp-usb.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/net/mctp/mctp-usb.c
> > > @@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ static int mctp_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
> > >         usb_free_urb(dev->tx_urb);
> > >         usb_free_urb(dev->rx_urb);
> > >         free_netdev(netdev);
> > > +       usb_put_dev(dev->usbdev);
> > >         return rc;
> > >  }
> > 
> > Should we not do the usb_put_dev() before the free_netdev()?
> 
> Why?  The usb_put_dev() doesn't really do anything, except for the fact
> that you have to do it because you did a usb_get_dev() earlier.

More that the dev-> dereference may be invalid at that point, since the
netdev (and hence dev) has been free_netdev()-ed.

Cheers,


Jeremy