linux-kernel - RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH net] octeontx2-af: Check return value of nix_get

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Date:   Tue, 28 Nov 2023 03:13:02 +0000
From:   Subbaraya Sundeep Bhatta <sbhatta@...vell.com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
CC:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "pabeni@...hat.com" <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        "edumazet@...gle.com" <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Sunil Kovvuri Goutham <sgoutham@...vell.com>,
        Geethasowjanya Akula <gakula@...vell.com>,
        Hariprasad Kelam <hkelam@...vell.com>
Subject: RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH net] octeontx2-af: Check return value of
 nix_get_nixlf before using nixlf

Hi Jakub,

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2023 8:32 AM
>To: Subbaraya Sundeep Bhatta <sbhatta@...vell.com>
>Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org;
>davem@...emloft.net; pabeni@...hat.com; edumazet@...gle.com; Sunil
>Kovvuri Goutham <sgoutham@...vell.com>; Geethasowjanya Akula
><gakula@...vell.com>; Hariprasad Kelam <hkelam@...vell.com>
>Subject: [EXT] Re: [PATCH net] octeontx2-af: Check return value of
>nix_get_nixlf before using nixlf
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>On Sat, 25 Nov 2023 22:04:58 +0530 Subbaraya Sundeep wrote:
>> If a NIXLF is not attached to a PF/VF device then nix_get_nixlf
>> function fails and returns proper error code. But
>> npc_get_default_entry_action does not check it and uses garbage value
>> in subsequent calls. Fix this by cheking the return value of
>> nix_get_nixlf.
>>
>> Fixes: 967db3529eca ("octeontx2-af: add support for multicast/promisc
>> packet replication feature")
>
>You need to run the patch thru scripts/get_maintainer, here you missed CCing
>Naveen, who authored 967db3529eca.
>Also lcherian@...vell.com and jerinj@...vell.com LMK if these people are
>no longer at marvell, I can add their addresses to our ignore list.
>
>Same goes for the pauseparam patch, you'll need to repost the two.

Sure will do it.

Thanks,
Sundeep
>--
>pw-bot: cr