linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net] net/mlx5e: psp, avoid 'accel' NULL pointer dereference

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Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 22:50:11 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@...dia.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net/mlx5e: psp,
 avoid 'accel' NULL pointer dereference

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Wed, 15 Oct 2025 10:05:23 +0300 you wrote:
> From: Cosmin Ratiu <cratiu@...dia.com>
> 
> The 'accel' parameter of mlx5e_txwqe_build_eseg_csum() and the similar
> 'state' parameter of mlx5e_accel_tx_ids_len() were NULL when called
> from mlx5i_sq_xmit() and were causing kernel panics from that context.
> 
> Fix that by passing in a local empty mlx5e_accel_tx_state variable, thus
> guaranteeing that 'accel' is never NULL. Also remove an unnecessary
> check from mlx5e_tx_wqe_inline_mode().
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] net/mlx5e: psp, avoid 'accel' NULL pointer dereference
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/5348d6312446

You are awesome, thank you!
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