linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] {net, IB}/mlx5: Use 'kvfree()' for memory allocated by 'kvzalloc()'

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Tue, 15 May 2018 16:21:25 -0600
From:   Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>
To:     Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Cc:     saeedm@...lanox.com, matanb@...lanox.com, leon@...nel.org,
        dledford@...hat.com, davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] {net, IB}/mlx5: Use 'kvfree()' for memory allocated
 by 'kvzalloc()'

On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 09:00:41AM +0200, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> When 'kvzalloc()' is used to allocate memory, 'kvfree()' must be used to
> free it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
> ---
> v1 -> v2: More places to update have been added to the patch
> ---
>  drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/cq.c                            | 2 +-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c | 2 +-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/vport.c            | 6 +++---
>  3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

I agree with Eric on the need for fixes lines in v3..

> diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/cq.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/cq.c
> index 77d257ec899b..6d52ea03574e 100644
> --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/cq.c
> +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/cq.c
> @@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ static int create_cq_user(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev, struct ib_udata *udata,
>  	return 0;
>  
>  err_cqb:
> -	kfree(*cqb);
> +	kvfree(*cqb);

For the infiniband part:

Acked-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...lanox.com>

Since this is mostly ethernet, can it go through netdev? thanks

Jason