Re: [PATCH V4 2/5] misc: mlx5ctl: Add mlx5ctl misc driver

[Vegard Nossum <vegard.nossum@oracle.com>]

On 07/02/2024 08:24, Saeed Mahameed wrote:
> +static int mlx5ctl_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
> +{
> +	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev;
> +	struct mlx5ctl_dev *mcdev;
> +	struct mlx5ctl_fd *mfd;
> +	int err = 0;
> +
> +	mcdev = container_of(file->private_data, struct mlx5ctl_dev, miscdev);
> +	mcdev_get(mcdev);
> +	down_read(&mcdev->rw_lock);
> +	mdev = mcdev->mdev;
> +	if (!mdev) {
> +		err = -ENODEV;
> +		goto unlock;
> +	}
> +
> +	mfd = kzalloc(sizeof(*mfd), GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
> +	if (!mfd)
> +		return -ENOMEM;

goto unlock?

Or why not reorder so you always allocate this before doing anything else?

> +
> +	mfd->mcdev = mcdev;
> +	err = mlx5ctl_open_mfd(mfd);
> +	if (err)
> +		goto unlock;
> +
> +	spin_lock(&mcdev->fd_list_lock);
> +	list_add_tail(&mfd->list, &mcdev->fd_list);
> +	spin_unlock(&mcdev->fd_list_lock);
> +
> +	file->private_data = mfd;
> +
> +unlock:
> +	up_read(&mcdev->rw_lock);
> +	if (err) {
> +		mcdev_put(mcdev);
> +		kfree(mfd);
> +	}
> +	return err;
> +}


Vegard