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

[Simon Horman]

On Tue, Jun 02, 2026 at 12:41:33PM +0700, Robertus Diawan Chris 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>

FTR: An AI generated review of this patch is available on sashiko.dev.
I believe that review can be treated in the context of possible follow-up
and should not effect the progress of this patch.