netdev - RE: [PATCH net] bna: fix list corruption

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Date:	Fri, 26 Feb 2016 23:48:29 +0000
From:	Rasesh Mody <rasesh.mody@...gic.com>
To:	Ivan Vecera <ivecera@...hat.com>, netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH net] bna: fix list corruption

> From: Ivan Vecera [mailto:ivecera@...hat.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 12:16 AM
> 
> Use list_move_tail() to move MAC address entry from list of pending to list
> of active entries. Simple list_add_tail() leaves the entry also in the first list,
> this leads to list corruption.
> 
> Cc: Rasesh Mody <rasesh.mody@...gic.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ivan Vecera <ivecera@...hat.com>

Acked-by: Rasesh Mody <rasesh.mody@...gic.com>

> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bna_tx_rx.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bna_tx_rx.c
> b/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bna_tx_rx.c
> index 04b0d16..95bc470 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bna_tx_rx.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bna_tx_rx.c
> @@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ bna_rxf_ucast_cfg_apply(struct bna_rxf *rxf)
>  	if (!list_empty(&rxf->ucast_pending_add_q)) {
>  		mac = list_first_entry(&rxf->ucast_pending_add_q,
>  				       struct bna_mac, qe);
> -		list_add_tail(&mac->qe, &rxf->ucast_active_q);
> +		list_move_tail(&mac->qe, &rxf->ucast_active_q);
>  		bna_bfi_ucast_req(rxf, mac,
> BFI_ENET_H2I_MAC_UCAST_ADD_REQ);
>  		return 1;
>  	}
> --
> 2.4.10