[PATCH net] net: team: check register_netdevice_notifier() error in team_module_init()

From
Minhong He <hidden>
Date
2026-08-03 08:59:55
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team_module_init() ignores register_netdevice_notifier() errors and
continues module initialization, which can leave the team module loaded
without its netdev notifier registered.

Check the error and fail module initialization early.

Signed-off-by: Minhong He <redacted>
---
 drivers/net/team/team_core.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team_core.c b/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
index feaa75fbf8fc..beffbe450612 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
@@ -3229,7 +3229,9 @@ static int __init team_module_init(void)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	register_netdevice_notifier(&team_notifier_block);
+	err = register_netdevice_notifier(&team_notifier_block);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	err = rtnl_link_register(&team_link_ops);
 	if (err)
-- 
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