linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net v2] gve: add missing NULL check for gve_alloc_pending

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Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2025 11:40:28 +0000
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2] gve: add missing NULL check for
 gve_alloc_pending_packet() in TX DQO

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>:

On Mon,  2 Jun 2025 03:34:29 -0700 you wrote:
> gve_alloc_pending_packet() can return NULL, but gve_tx_add_skb_dqo()
> did not check for this case before dereferencing the returned pointer.
> 
> Add a missing NULL check to prevent a potential NULL pointer
> dereference when allocation fails.
> 
> This improves robustness in low-memory scenarios.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net,v2] gve: add missing NULL check for gve_alloc_pending_packet() in TX DQO
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/12c331b29c73

You are awesome, thank you!
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