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Date:	Fri, 9 Feb 2007 00:28:29 +0100
From:	Jiri Bohac <jbohac@...e.cz>
To:	acme@...ectiva.com.br
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] Fix NULL pointer dereference on ipx unload

Fixes a null pointer dereference when unloading the ipx module.

On initialization of the ipx module, registering certain packet
types can fail. When this happens, unloading the module later
dereferences NULL pointers.  This patch fixes that. Please apply.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Bohac <jbohac@...e.cz>

diff -ur linux-2.6.20-rc6/net/ipx/af_ipx.c linux-2.6.20-rc6.fixed/net/ipx/af_ipx.c
--- linux-2.6.20-rc6/net/ipx/af_ipx.c	2007-01-25 03:19:28.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.20-rc6.fixed/net/ipx/af_ipx.c	2007-02-08 18:13:53.000000000 +0100
@@ -2035,19 +2035,27 @@
 
 	ipxitf_cleanup();
 
-	unregister_snap_client(pSNAP_datalink);
-	pSNAP_datalink = NULL;
-
-	unregister_8022_client(p8022_datalink);
-	p8022_datalink = NULL;
+	if (pSNAP_datalink) {
+		unregister_snap_client(pSNAP_datalink);
+		pSNAP_datalink = NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (p8022_datalink) {
+		unregister_8022_client(p8022_datalink);
+		p8022_datalink = NULL;
+	}
 
 	dev_remove_pack(&ipx_8023_packet_type);
-	destroy_8023_client(p8023_datalink);
-	p8023_datalink = NULL;
+	if (p8023_datalink) {
+		destroy_8023_client(p8023_datalink);
+		p8023_datalink = NULL;
+	}
 
 	dev_remove_pack(&ipx_dix_packet_type);
-	destroy_EII_client(pEII_datalink);
-	pEII_datalink = NULL;
+	if (pEII_datalink) {
+		destroy_EII_client(pEII_datalink);
+		pEII_datalink = NULL;
+	}
 
 	proto_unregister(&ipx_proto);
 	sock_unregister(ipx_family_ops.family);


-- 
Jiri Bohac <jbohac@...e.cz>
SUSE Labs, SUSE CZ

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