netdev - [PATCH net] net/mlx4_core: Fix access to uninitialized index

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Message-Id: <1463296886-4364-1-git-send-email-tariqt@mellanox.com>
Date:	Sun, 15 May 2016 10:21:26 +0300
From:	Tariq Toukan <tariqt@...lanox.com>
To:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
	linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Eran Ben Elisha <eranbe@...lanox.com>,
	Tariq Toukan <tariqt@...lanox.com>
Subject: [PATCH net] net/mlx4_core: Fix access to uninitialized index

Prevent using uninitialized or negative index when handling
steering entries.

Fixes: b12d93d63c32 ('mlx4: Add support for promiscuous mode in the new steering model.')
Signed-off-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@...lanox.com>
Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mcg.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mcg.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mcg.c
index 6aa7397..f2d0920 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mcg.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mcg.c
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ int mlx4_qp_attach_common(struct mlx4_dev *dev, struct mlx4_qp *qp, u8 gid[16],
 	struct mlx4_cmd_mailbox *mailbox;
 	struct mlx4_mgm *mgm;
 	u32 members_count;
-	int index, prev;
+	int index = -1, prev;
 	int link = 0;
 	int i;
 	int err;
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ int mlx4_qp_attach_common(struct mlx4_dev *dev, struct mlx4_qp *qp, u8 gid[16],
 		goto out;
 
 out:
-	if (prot == MLX4_PROT_ETH) {
+	if (prot == MLX4_PROT_ETH && index != -1) {
 		/* manage the steering entry for promisc mode */
 		if (new_entry)
 			err = new_steering_entry(dev, port, steer,
-- 
1.8.3.1