netdev - Re: [PATCH] net-fq: Add WARN

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Date:   Thu, 7 Jun 2018 14:29:39 -0700
From:   Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
To:     Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Network Developers <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net-fq: Add WARN_ON check for null flow.

On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 9:06 AM,  <greearb@...delatech.com> wrote:
> --- a/include/net/fq_impl.h
> +++ b/include/net/fq_impl.h
> @@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ static struct sk_buff *fq_tin_dequeue(struct fq *fq,
>
>         flow = list_first_entry(head, struct fq_flow, flowchain);
>
> +       if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!flow))
> +               return NULL;
> +

How could even possibly list_first_entry() returns NULL?
You need list_first_entry_or_null().