Re: [PATCH net] net/mlx5: fw_tracer, return NULL on create error

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Hello:

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

On Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:04:02 +0300 you wrote:
> From: Michael Guralnik <michaelgur@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Tracer creation can fail by returning either NULL or ERR_PTR.
> The return value is stored without a check on the device, and users
> treat ERR_PTR and NULL the same way.
> This also causes a crash in the core dump logic, which is missing the
> ERR_PTR check and ends up dereferencing it, as shown in the trace below.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] net/mlx5: fw_tracer, return NULL on create error
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/af39eb111ce6

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