> -----Original Message----- > From: Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@xxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, 12 March 2025 17:42 > To: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>; linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: kernel-janitors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; LKML <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; > Anjaneyulu, Pagadala Yesu <pagadala.yesu.anjaneyulu@xxxxxxxxx>; Stern, > Avraham <avraham.stern@xxxxxxxxx>; Gabay, Daniel <daniel.gabay@xxxxxxxxx>; > Grumbach, Emmanuel <emmanuel.grumbach@xxxxxxxxx>; Jeff Johnson > <jeff.johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Berg, Johannes <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx>; > Korenblit, Miriam Rachel <miriam.rachel.korenblit@xxxxxxxxx>; Ben Shimol, > Yedidya <yedidya.ben.shimol@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: [PATCH] wifi: iwlwifi: Fix uninitialized variable with __free() > > … > > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/debugfs.c > > @@ -556,8 +556,8 @@ iwl_dbgfs_vif_twt_setup_write(struct iwl_mld *mld, > char *buf, size_t count, > > }; > > struct ieee80211_vif *vif = data; > > struct iwl_mld_vif *mld_vif = iwl_mld_vif_from_mac80211(vif); > > + struct iwl_dhc_cmd *cmd __free(kfree) = NULL; > > struct iwl_dhc_twt_operation *dhc_twt_cmd; > > - struct iwl_dhc_cmd *cmd __free(kfree); > … > > Can it be recommended to reduce the scope for the affected local variable > instead? > https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.14-rc6/source/include/linux/cleanup.h#L129- > L133 As said in reply to Jeff's review - This is recommended if you have multiple __kfree variables (and the order of freeing matters) Or if there is a guard() later in the function. This function is not the case and will probably never be since the entire function is running under the relevant lock. Miri