# Re: \[PATCH net-next v2 07/10\] devlink: allow devlink instance allocation without a backing device

- From: Jiri Pirko \<jiri@resnulli.us\>
- Date: 2026-03-02 13:15:40 
- List: linux-trace-kernel
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-trace-kernel/2026/03/8535564
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2026/02/8535523/t.md

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Sun, Mar 01, 2026 at 12:01:38AM +0100, kuba@kernel.org wrote:
>On Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:34:19 +0100 Jiri Pirko wrote:
>> -	dev_warn(port->devlink->dev, "Type was not set for devlink port.");
>> +	if (port->devlink->dev)
>> +		dev_warn(port->devlink->dev,
>> +			 "Type was not set for devlink port.");
>
>since I'm already nit-picking - maybe we should have a helper for this
>case an pr_warn() the message if dev is NULL?

Okay
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