linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] aoe: avoid using skb member after dev_queue

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Date:	Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:33:22 +0300
From:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Ed Cashin <ecashin@...aid.com>, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] aoe: avoid using skb member after dev_queue_xmit

On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 03:08:07PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:26:13 -0400
> Ed Cashin <ecashin@...aid.com> wrote:
> 
> > After calling dev_queue_xmit it is no longer safe to access the
> > members of the skb.
> > 
> > Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
> 
> hm, that was clever.  How did Dan detect this bug?

It was a Smatch thing, but it wasn't enabled by default.  I think I
will enable it.  This is the second bug use after dev_queue_xmit()
in two years.

regards,
dan carpenter

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