When rvu_rep_devlink_port_register() fails, free_netdev(ndev) for this incomplete iteration before going to "exit:" label. Fixes: 3937b7308d4f ("octeontx2-pf: Create representor netdev") Signed-off-by: Harshit Mogalapalli <harshit.m.mogalapalli@xxxxxxxxxx> --- This is found by Smatch, based on static analysis, only compile tested. --- drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/rep.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/rep.c index 232b10740c13..9e3fcbae5dee 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/rep.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/rep.c @@ -680,8 +680,10 @@ int rvu_rep_create(struct otx2_nic *priv, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack) ndev->features |= ndev->hw_features; eth_hw_addr_random(ndev); err = rvu_rep_devlink_port_register(rep); - if (err) + if (err) { + free_netdev(ndev); goto exit; + } SET_NETDEV_DEVLINK_PORT(ndev, &rep->dl_port); err = register_netdev(ndev); -- 2.39.3