Re: [PATCH] mac802154: Prevent overwrite return code in mac802154_perform_association()

[Miquel Raynal]

Hello,

On 02/06/2026 at 12:41:33 +07, Robertus Diawan Chris <robertusdchris@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> When assoc_status not equal to IEEE802154_ASSOCIATION_SUCCESSFUL, the
> return value assigned to either "-ERANGE" or "-EPERM" but this return
> value will be overwritten to 0 after exiting the conditional scope.
> So, jump to clear_assoc label to preserve the return value when
> assoc_status not equal to IEEE802154_ASSOCIATION_SUCCESSFUL.
>
> This is reported by Coverity Scan as "Unused value".
>
> Fixes: fefd19807fe9 ("mac802154: Handle associating")
> Signed-off-by: Robertus Diawan Chris <robertusdchris@xxxxxxxxx>

This is correct.

Reviewed-by: Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,
Miquèl