netdev - RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [next PATCH 01/11] ixgbe: Return error on failure to allocate mac

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Message-ID: <305E19FFAC908240AB6DEBD1E2D8C1E180CF612A@ORSMSX108.amr.corp.intel.com>
Date:	Thu, 10 Dec 2015 22:51:49 +0000
From:	"Schmitt, Phillip J" <phillip.j.schmitt@...el.com>
To:	Alexander Duyck <aduyck@...antis.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org" <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>
Subject: RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [next PATCH 01/11] ixgbe: Return error on
 failure to allocate mac_table



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan [mailto:intel-wired-lan-bounces@...ts.osuosl.org] On
> Behalf Of Alexander Duyck
> Sent: Monday, November 02, 2015 5:09 PM
> To: netdev@...r.kernel.org; intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [next PATCH 01/11] ixgbe: Return error on failure to
> allocate mac_table
> 
> Add a check to make certain mac_table was actually allocated and is not NULL.
> If it is NULL return -ENOMEM and allow the probe routine to fail rather then
> causing a NULL pointer dereference further down the line.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Duyck <aduyck@...antis.com>

Tested-by: Phil Schmitt <phillip.j.schmitt@...el.com>

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