[PATCH v2] staging: r8188eu: handle rtw_init_netdev_name() failure appropriately

From: Vihas Mak
Date: Sun Jan 23 2022 - 13:27:17 EST


rtw_init_netdev_name() calls dev_alloc_name() which allocates the name
for the device as per the given name format.
The name format is specified by the module parameter "ifname".
It returns a negative err code if the format is invalid. Handle this
error appropriately.
Cancel the timers ininitliazed by rtw_init_drv_sw() before calling
rtw_free_drv_sw() and then proceed to free the adapter.

Also, if register_netdev() fails then goto free_drv_sw instead of
goto handle_dualmac.

Signed-off-by: Vihas Mak <makvihas@xxxxxxxxx>
---
v1->v2:
free the adapter and netdev instead of warning the user about
allocation failure.

drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/usb_intf.c | 13 +++++++++++--
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/usb_intf.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/usb_intf.c
index 91792dfd3..85b5d0bd7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/usb_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/usb_intf.c
@@ -399,7 +399,11 @@ static struct adapter *rtw_usb_if1_init(struct dvobj_priv *dvobj,
DBG_88E("can't get autopm:\n");

/* alloc dev name after read efuse. */
- rtw_init_netdev_name(pnetdev, padapter->registrypriv.ifname);
+ if (rtw_init_netdev_name(pnetdev, padapter->registrypriv.ifname) < 0) {
+ DBG_88E("rtw_init_netdev_name failed, ifname:%s\n",
+ padapter->registrypriv.ifname);
+ goto free_drv_sw;
+ }
rtw_macaddr_cfg(padapter->eeprompriv.mac_addr);
rtw_init_wifidirect_addrs(padapter, padapter->eeprompriv.mac_addr,
padapter->eeprompriv.mac_addr);
@@ -409,7 +413,7 @@ static struct adapter *rtw_usb_if1_init(struct dvobj_priv *dvobj,

/* step 6. Tell the network stack we exist */
if (register_netdev(pnetdev) != 0)
- goto handle_dualmac;
+ goto free_drv_sw;

DBG_88E("bDriverStopped:%d, bSurpriseRemoved:%d, bup:%d, hw_init_completed:%d\n"
, padapter->bDriverStopped
@@ -420,6 +424,11 @@ static struct adapter *rtw_usb_if1_init(struct dvobj_priv *dvobj,

status = _SUCCESS;

+free_drv_sw:
+ if (status != _SUCCESS) {
+ rtw_cancel_all_timer(padapter);
+ rtw_free_drv_sw(padapter);
+ }
handle_dualmac:
if (status != _SUCCESS)
rtw_handle_dualmac(padapter, 0);
--
2.30.2