netdev - [PATCH net-next] net/xen-netfront: only clean up queues if present

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Date:	Wed, 19 Aug 2015 19:14:20 -0400
From:	"Charles (Chas) Williams" <3chas3@...il.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net
Subject: [PATCH net-next] net/xen-netfront: only clean up queues if present

From: Chas Williams <3chas3@...il.com>

If you simply load and unload the module without starting the interfaces,
the queues are never created and you get a bad pointer dereference.

Signed-off-by: Chas Williams <3chas3@...il.com>
---
 drivers/net/xen-netfront.c | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
index f948c46..002062d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
@@ -1336,7 +1336,7 @@ static void xennet_disconnect_backend(struct netfront_info *info)
 
 	netif_carrier_off(info->netdev);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < num_queues; ++i) {
+	for (i = 0; i < num_queues && info->queues; ++i) {
 		struct netfront_queue *queue = &info->queues[i];
 
 		if (queue->tx_irq && (queue->tx_irq == queue->rx_irq))
@@ -2101,7 +2101,8 @@ static int xennet_remove(struct xenbus_device *dev)
 
 	unregister_netdev(info->netdev);
 
-	xennet_destroy_queues(info);
+	if (info->queues)
+		xennet_destroy_queues(info);
 	xennet_free_netdev(info->netdev);
 
 	return 0;
-- 
2.1.0




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