Re: [PATCH] ieee802154: fix error handling in ieee802154fake_probe()

[Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>]

Hi Alex,

>> In case of any failure ieee802154fake_probe() just calls unregister_netdev().
>> But it does not look safe to unregister netdevice before it was registered.
>> 
>> The patch implements straightforward resource deallocation in case of
>> failure in ieee802154fake_probe().
>> 
>> Found by Linux Driver Verification project (linuxtesting.org).
>> 
> 
> Thanks for the patch! But I already delete the whole fakehard driver.
> The patch to remove this driver is already in net-next.
> 
> There was too many issues with the fake hardMAC drivers and we don't
> really supported a "real" hardMAC transceiver. For my rework to grab the
> good things from wireless implementation and put 802.15.4 functionality
> on it I simple delete the whole driver and _maybe_ add a new one with
> the new introduced interfaces for possible hardMAC functionality.
> 
> This patch could go into bluetooth(net)/stable but I don't think that
> there are many users for this driver.

I am not sure that this is worth it then.

Dave, do you want to just take it via net-stable tree? We currently have no urgent bluetooth-stable tree patches pending.

Regards

Marcel