Sparse reports a warning at sctp_err_finish() warning: context imbalance in sctp_err_finish() - unexpected unlock The root cause is a missing annotation at sctp_err_finish() Add the missing __releases(&((__sk)->sk_lock.slock)) annotation Signed-off-by: Jules Irenge <jbi.octave@xxxxxxxxx> --- net/sctp/input.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/net/sctp/input.c b/net/sctp/input.c index efaaefc3bb1c..55d4fc6f371d 100644 --- a/net/sctp/input.c +++ b/net/sctp/input.c @@ -548,6 +548,7 @@ struct sock *sctp_err_lookup(struct net *net, int family, struct sk_buff *skb, /* Common cleanup code for icmp/icmpv6 error handler. */ void sctp_err_finish(struct sock *sk, struct sctp_transport *t) + __releases(&((__sk)->sk_lock.slock)) { bh_unlock_sock(sk); sctp_transport_put(t); -- 2.24.1