Re: [PATCH bpf-next 1/7] netdev-genl: create a simple family for netdev stuff

[kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Lorenzo,

I love your patch! Perhaps something to improve:

[auto build test WARNING on bpf-next/master]

url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Lorenzo-Bianconi/netdev-genl-create-a-simple-family-for-netdev-stuff/20230121-011957
base:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git master
patch link:    https://lore.kernel.org/r/272fa19f57de2d14e9666b4cd9b1ae8a61a94807.1674234430.git.lorenzo%40kernel.org
patch subject: [PATCH bpf-next 1/7] netdev-genl: create a simple family for netdev stuff
config: x86_64-rhel-8.3-syz (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20230121/202301211259.eI8T3TMB-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
compiler: gcc-11 (Debian 11.3.0-8) 11.3.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build):
        # https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commit/bab8ed890888146e07283e2ae27174b3562b6931
        git remote add linux-review https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux
        git fetch --no-tags linux-review Lorenzo-Bianconi/netdev-genl-create-a-simple-family-for-netdev-stuff/20230121-011957
        git checkout bab8ed890888146e07283e2ae27174b3562b6931
        # save the config file
        mkdir build_dir && cp config build_dir/.config
        make W=1 O=build_dir ARCH=x86_64 olddefconfig
        make W=1 O=build_dir ARCH=x86_64 SHELL=/bin/bash net/core/

If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag where applicable
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>

All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):

   net/core/netdev-genl.c: In function 'netdev_nl_dev_fill':
>> net/core/netdev-genl.c:16:13: warning: unused variable 'err' [-Wunused-variable]
      16 |         int err;
         |             ^~~


vim +/err +16 net/core/netdev-genl.c

    10	
    11	static int
    12	netdev_nl_dev_fill(struct net_device *netdev, struct sk_buff *rsp,
    13			   u32 portid, u32 seq, int flags, u32 cmd)
    14	{
    15		void *hdr;
  > 16		int err;
    17	
    18		hdr = genlmsg_put(rsp, portid, seq, &netdev_nl_family, flags, cmd);
    19		if (!hdr)
    20			return -EMSGSIZE;
    21	
    22		if (nla_put_u32(rsp, NETDEV_A_DEV_IFINDEX, netdev->ifindex) ||
    23		    nla_put_u64_64bit(rsp, NETDEV_A_DEV_XDP_FEATURES,
    24				      netdev->xdp_features, NETDEV_A_DEV_PAD)) {
    25			genlmsg_cancel(rsp, hdr);
    26			return -EINVAL;
    27		}
    28	
    29		genlmsg_end(rsp, hdr);
    30	
    31		return 0;
    32	}
    33	

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