netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] fix NULL pointer dereference in br_handle

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Date:	Fri, 13 Sep 2013 00:18:02 +0800
From:	Hong zhi guo <honkiko@...il.com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:	vyasevic@...hat.com, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Hong Zhiguo <zhiguohong@...cent.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] fix NULL pointer dereference in br_handle_frame

sorry, Eric, maybe I'm using wrong words. Thanks for your review and help.
So you both prefer not testing IFF_BRIDGE_PORT. Let's take the new fix.

On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 12:11 AM, Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 2013-09-13 at 00:06 +0800, Hong zhi guo wrote:
>> You're right, Vlad.
>> One thing is missing in Eric's fix, NULL dereference is still possible
>> in br_handle_local_finish. Above is the new version of fix.
>
> Hey, it was not a 'fix', but a comment on your patch and bridge
> defensive programming.
>
>
>



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best regards
Hong Zhiguo
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