netif_napi_del is called implicitely by free_netdev, therefore we don't have to do it explicitely. When the probe error path is reached, the net_device isn't registered yet. Therefore reordering the call to netif_napi_del shouldn't cause any issues. Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c | 13 +++---------- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c index 3c7d90d3a..857f67beb 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c @@ -8672,14 +8672,12 @@ static int rtl_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent) tp->counters = dmam_alloc_coherent (&pdev->dev, sizeof(*tp->counters), &tp->counters_phys_addr, GFP_KERNEL); - if (!tp->counters) { - rc = -ENOMEM; - goto err_out_msi_5; - } + if (!tp->counters) + return -ENOMEM; rc = register_netdev(dev); if (rc < 0) - goto err_out_msi_5; + return rc; pci_set_drvdata(pdev, dev); @@ -8709,11 +8707,6 @@ static int rtl_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent) netif_carrier_off(dev); return 0; - -err_out_msi_5: - netif_napi_del(&tp->napi); - - return rc; } static struct pci_driver rtl8169_pci_driver = { -- 2.15.1