[PATCHv2 1/1 net-next] net: usb: cdc-ether: unify error handling in probe

From: Oliver Neukum

Date: Thu Mar 12 2026 - 04:46:39 EST


usbnet_generic_cdc_bind() is duplicating the error handling
multiple times. That is bad. Unify it with jumps.

V2: Update error logging with every cause a unique message

Signed-off-by: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@xxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c | 54 ++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c
index a032c1ded406..a0a5740590b9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ int usbnet_generic_cdc_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
int len = intf->cur_altsetting->extralen;
struct usb_interface_descriptor *d;
struct cdc_state *info = (void *) &dev->data;
- int status;
+ int status = -ENODEV;
int rndis;
bool android_rndis_quirk = false;
struct usb_driver *driver = driver_of(intf);
@@ -169,10 +169,13 @@ int usbnet_generic_cdc_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
info->header = header.usb_cdc_header_desc;
info->ether = header.usb_cdc_ether_desc;
if (!info->u) {
- if (rndis)
+ if (rndis) {
goto skip;
- else /* in that case a quirk is mandatory */
+ } else {
+ /* in that case a quirk is mandatory */
+ dev_err(&dev->udev->dev, "No union descriptors\n");
goto bad_desc;
+ }
}
/* we need a master/control interface (what we're
* probed with) and a slave/data interface; union
@@ -192,18 +195,20 @@ int usbnet_generic_cdc_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
android_rndis_quirk = true;
goto skip;
}
+ dev_err(&intf->dev, "bad CDC descriptors\n");
goto bad_desc;
}
if (info->control != intf) {
- dev_dbg(&intf->dev, "bogus CDC Union\n");
/* Ambit USB Cable Modem (and maybe others)
* interchanges master and slave interface.
*/
if (info->data == intf) {
info->data = info->control;
info->control = intf;
- } else
+ } else {
+ dev_err(&intf->dev, "bogus CDC Union\n");
goto bad_desc;
+ }
}

/* some devices merge these - skip class check */
@@ -213,7 +218,7 @@ int usbnet_generic_cdc_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
/* a data interface altsetting does the real i/o */
d = &info->data->cur_altsetting->desc;
if (d->bInterfaceClass != USB_CLASS_CDC_DATA) {
- dev_dbg(&intf->dev, "slave class %u\n", d->bInterfaceClass);
+ dev_err(&intf->dev, "slave class %u\n", d->bInterfaceClass);
goto bad_desc;
}
skip:
@@ -227,7 +232,7 @@ int usbnet_generic_cdc_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
if (rndis && is_rndis(&intf->cur_altsetting->desc) &&
header.usb_cdc_acm_descriptor &&
header.usb_cdc_acm_descriptor->bmCapabilities) {
- dev_dbg(&intf->dev,
+ dev_err(&intf->dev,
"ACM capabilities %02x, not really RNDIS?\n",
header.usb_cdc_acm_descriptor->bmCapabilities);
goto bad_desc;
@@ -242,14 +247,14 @@ int usbnet_generic_cdc_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)

if (header.usb_cdc_mdlm_desc &&
memcmp(header.usb_cdc_mdlm_desc->bGUID, mbm_guid, 16)) {
- dev_dbg(&intf->dev, "GUID doesn't match\n");
+ dev_err(&intf->dev, "GUID doesn't match\n");
goto bad_desc;
}

if (header.usb_cdc_mdlm_detail_desc &&
header.usb_cdc_mdlm_detail_desc->bLength <
(sizeof(struct usb_cdc_mdlm_detail_desc) + 1)) {
- dev_dbg(&intf->dev, "Descriptor too short\n");
+ dev_err(&intf->dev, "Descriptor too short\n");
goto bad_desc;
}

@@ -267,7 +272,7 @@ int usbnet_generic_cdc_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
info->control = usb_ifnum_to_if(dev->udev, 0);
info->data = usb_ifnum_to_if(dev->udev, 1);
if (!info->control || !info->data || info->control != intf) {
- dev_dbg(&intf->dev,
+ dev_err(&intf->dev,
"rndis: master #0/%p slave #1/%p\n",
info->control,
info->data);
@@ -275,7 +280,7 @@ int usbnet_generic_cdc_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
}

} else if (!info->header || (!rndis && !info->ether)) {
- dev_dbg(&intf->dev, "missing cdc %s%s%sdescriptor\n",
+ dev_err(&intf->dev, "missing cdc %s%s%sdescriptor\n",
info->header ? "" : "header ",
info->u ? "" : "union ",
info->ether ? "" : "ether ");
@@ -287,16 +292,15 @@ int usbnet_generic_cdc_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
*/
if (info->data != info->control) {
status = usb_driver_claim_interface(driver, info->data, dev);
- if (status < 0)
- return status;
+ if (status < 0) {
+ dev_err(&intf->dev, "Second interface unclaimable\n");
+ goto bad_desc;
+ }
}
status = usbnet_get_endpoints(dev, info->data);
if (status < 0) {
- /* ensure immediate exit from usbnet_disconnect */
- usb_set_intfdata(info->data, NULL);
- if (info->data != info->control)
- usb_driver_release_interface(driver, info->data);
- return status;
+ dev_dbg(&intf->dev, "Mandatory endpoints missing\n");
+ goto bail_out_and_release;
}

/* status endpoint: optional for CDC Ethernet, not RNDIS (or ACM) */
@@ -316,10 +320,9 @@ int usbnet_generic_cdc_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
}
}
if (rndis && !dev->status) {
- dev_dbg(&intf->dev, "missing RNDIS status endpoint\n");
- usb_set_intfdata(info->data, NULL);
- usb_driver_release_interface(driver, info->data);
- return -ENODEV;
+ dev_err(&intf->dev, "missing RNDIS status endpoint\n");
+ status = -ENODEV;
+ goto bail_out_and_release;
}

/* override ethtool_ops */
@@ -327,9 +330,12 @@ int usbnet_generic_cdc_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)

return 0;

+bail_out_and_release:
+ usb_set_intfdata(info->data, NULL);
+ if (info->data != info->control)
+ usb_driver_release_interface(driver, info->data);
bad_desc:
- dev_info(&dev->udev->dev, "bad CDC descriptors\n");
- return -ENODEV;
+ return status;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usbnet_generic_cdc_bind);

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2.53.0