netdev - Re: [net-next PATCH] fib_trie: Fix regression in handling of inflate/halve failure

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Message-Id: <20150323.165927.1681969466296183568.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Mon, 23 Mar 2015 16:59:27 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	alexander.h.duyck@...hat.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH] fib_trie: Fix regression in handling of
 inflate/halve failure

From: Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...hat.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 11:51:53 -0700

> When I updated the code to address a possible null pointer dereference in
> resize I ended up reverting an exception handling fix for the suffix length
> in the event that inflate or halve failed.  This change is meant to correct
> that by reverting the earlier fix and instead simply getting the parent
> again after inflate has been completed to avoid the possible null pointer
> issue.
> 
> Fixes: ddb4b9a13 ("fib_trie: Address possible NULL pointer dereference in resize")
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...hat.com>

Applied, thanks.
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