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Message-ID: <cb9e64fa-f47e-4e6b-9f98-8832e5acbf73@intel.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 10:28:13 +0100
From: Przemek Kitszel <przemyslaw.kitszel@...el.com>
To: Ma Ke <make_ruc2021@....com>
CC: <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
<stable@...r.kernel.org>, <andrew+netdev@...n.ch>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
<edumazet@...gle.com>, <kuba@...nel.org>, <pabeni@...hat.com>,
<shannon.nelson@....com>, <sd@...asysnail.net>,
<u.kleine-koenig@...libre.com>, <mdf@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: ethernet: fix NULL dereference in nixge_recv()
On 12/11/24 09:34, Ma Ke wrote:
> In function nixge_recv() dereference of NULL pointer priv->rx_bd_v is
> possible for the case of its allocation failure in netdev_priv(ndev).
please be more precise about the case, rx_bd_v is not set during
netdev(w/priv) allocation
the embedded priv part is allocated together with the netdev, in the
.probe()
>
> Move while() loop with priv->rx_bd_v dereference under the check for
> its validity.
this style has some benefits, but in the kernel we prefer the early
return:
if (!priv->rx_bd_v)
return 0;
instead of touching a whole function
>
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> Fixes: 492caffa8a1a ("net: ethernet: nixge: Add support for National Instruments XGE netdev")
> Signed-off-by: Ma Ke <make_ruc2021@....com>
> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/ni/nixge.c | 86 ++++++++++++++++-----------------
> 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)
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