> For fixing CVE-2023-6270, f98364e92662 patch moved dev_put() from … Please add a subject for the mentioned commit hash. https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.9-rc6#n99 > This patch adds dev_hold() to those functions and also uses dev_put() > when the skb_clone() returns NULL. Please improve this change description with a corresponding imperative wording. https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.9-rc6#n94 … > Fixes: f98364e92662 ("aoe: fix the potential use-after-free problem in > aoecmd_cfg_pkts") I suggest to omit a line break for this tag. https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.9-rc6#n145 … > +++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c … > @@ -401,7 +402,8 @@ aoecmd_ata_rw(struct aoedev *d) > __skb_queue_head_init(&queue); > __skb_queue_tail(&queue, skb); > aoenet_xmit(&queue); > - } > + } else > + dev_put(f->t->ifp->nd); > return 1; > } > … > @@ -617,7 +622,8 @@ probe(struct aoetgt *t) > __skb_queue_head_init(&queue); > __skb_queue_tail(&queue, skb); > aoenet_xmit(&queue); > - } > + } else > + dev_put(f->t->ifp->nd); > } > > static long … Should curly brackets be used for both if branches in these function implementations? https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst?h=v6.9-rc6#n213 Regards, Markus