If alloc_canfd_skb returns NULL, 'cfg' is an uninitialized variable, so we should check 'skb' rather than 'cfd' after calling alloc_canfd_skb(priv->ndev, &cfd). Fixes: 55e5b97f003e ("can: mcp25xxfd: add driver for Microchip MCP25xxFD SPI CAN") Signed-off-by: Qinglang Miao <miaoqinglang@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-core.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-core.c b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-core.c index 77129d5f4..792d55ba4 100644 --- a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-core.c +++ b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-core.c @@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@ mcp251xfd_handle_rxif_one(struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv, else skb = alloc_can_skb(priv->ndev, (struct can_frame **)&cfd); - if (!cfd) { + if (!skb) { stats->rx_dropped++; return 0; } -- 2.23.0