linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next] BNX2: fix a Null Pointer for stats

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Message-ID: <56039DE6.5020904@huawei.com>
Date:	Thu, 24 Sep 2015 14:53:26 +0800
From:	Weidong Wang <wangweidong1@...wei.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	<sony.chacko@...gic.com>, <Dept-HSGLinuxNICDev@...gic.com>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	<rui.xiang@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] BNX2: fix a Null Pointer for stats_blk

On 2015/9/24 13:34, David Miller wrote:
> From: Weidong Wang <wangweidong1@...wei.com>
> Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 10:00:45 +0800
> 
>> It does affect the intention. Although, the problem exists then makes the
>> system panic within some case.
>>
>> Do you have any idea about it?
> 
> Allocate the statistics block at probe time so that this problem is
> impossible.
> 

It is a good idea.

Yet, what is the intention of the dynamic to alloc/free stats_block?
what will be affected by allocating the statistics block.

Best Regards,
Weidong

> 


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