linux-kernel - [ 123/150] xen-netback: correctly return errors from netbk_count

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Message-Id: <20130226235536.912224634@linuxfoundation.org>
Date:	Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:56:20 -0800
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	stable@...r.kernel.org, Wei Liu <wei.liu2@...rix.com>,
	Jan Beulich <JBeulich@...e.com>,
	David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>,
	"Christopher S. Aker" <caker@...shore.net>,
	Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@...rix.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: [ 123/150] xen-netback: correctly return errors from netbk_count_requests()

3.8-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------


From: David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>

[ Upstream commit 35876b5ffc154c357476b2c3bdab10feaf4bd8f0 ]

netbk_count_requests() could detect an error, call
netbk_fatal_tx_error() but return 0.  The vif may then be used
afterwards (e.g., in a call to netbk_tx_error().

Since netbk_fatal_tx_error() could set vif->refcnt to 1, the vif may
be freed immediately after the call to netbk_fatal_tx_error() (e.g.,
if the vif is also removed).

Netback thread              Xenwatch thread
-------------------------------------------
netbk_fatal_tx_err()        netback_remove()
                              xenvif_disconnect()
                                ...
                                free_netdev()
netbk_tx_err() Oops!

Signed-off-by: Wei Liu <wei.liu2@...rix.com>
Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <JBeulich@...e.com>
Signed-off-by: David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>
Reported-by: Christopher S. Aker <caker@...shore.net>
Acked-by: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@...rix.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
---
 drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c |    8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
@@ -911,13 +911,13 @@ static int netbk_count_requests(struct x
 		if (frags >= work_to_do) {
 			netdev_err(vif->dev, "Need more frags\n");
 			netbk_fatal_tx_err(vif);
-			return -frags;
+			return -ENODATA;
 		}
 
 		if (unlikely(frags >= MAX_SKB_FRAGS)) {
 			netdev_err(vif->dev, "Too many frags\n");
 			netbk_fatal_tx_err(vif);
-			return -frags;
+			return -E2BIG;
 		}
 
 		memcpy(txp, RING_GET_REQUEST(&vif->tx, cons + frags),
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ static int netbk_count_requests(struct x
 		if (txp->size > first->size) {
 			netdev_err(vif->dev, "Frag is bigger than frame.\n");
 			netbk_fatal_tx_err(vif);
-			return -frags;
+			return -EIO;
 		}
 
 		first->size -= txp->size;
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ static int netbk_count_requests(struct x
 			netdev_err(vif->dev, "txp->offset: %x, size: %u\n",
 				 txp->offset, txp->size);
 			netbk_fatal_tx_err(vif);
-			return -frags;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	} while ((txp++)->flags & XEN_NETTXF_more_data);
 	return frags;


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