Re: [PATCH 5.10 0/1] mt76: move mt76_init_tx_queue in common code

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Thu Jan 12 2023 - 08:01:16 EST


On Thu, Jan 12, 2023 at 03:58:49AM -0800, Nikita Zhandarovich wrote:
> Svace has identified unchecked return value of mt7615_init_tx_queue
> function in 5.10 branch, even though it makes sense to track it
> instead. This issue is fixed in upstream version by Lorenzo's patch.
>
> The same patch can be cleanly applied to the 5.10 branch.

I do not understand, what issue/bug does this fix? And how can you
trigger it? And why only worry about the 5.10.y kernel branch?

thanks,

greg k-h