netdev - [PATCH net-next] liquidio: fix PF falsely indicating success at setting MAC address of a nonexistent VF

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Date:   Tue, 16 May 2017 11:28:00 -0700
From:   Felix Manlunas <felix.manlunas@...ium.com>
To:     davem@...emloft.net
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, raghu.vatsavayi@...ium.com,
        derek.chickles@...ium.com, satananda.burla@...ium.com
Subject: [PATCH net-next] liquidio: fix PF falsely indicating success at
 setting MAC address of a nonexistent VF

In the function assigned to .ndo_set_vf_mac, check the validity of the
vfidx argument before proceeding to tell the firmware to set the VF MAC
address.

Signed-off-by: Felix Manlunas <felix.manlunas@...ium.com>
Signed-off-by: Derek Chickles <derek.chickles@...ium.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
index 927617c..eed6ff0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
@@ -3694,6 +3694,9 @@ static int liquidio_set_vf_mac(struct net_device *netdev, int vfidx, u8 *mac)
 	struct octeon_device *oct = lio->oct_dev;
 	int retval;
 
+	if (vfidx < 0 || vfidx >= oct->sriov_info.num_vfs_alloced)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	retval = __liquidio_set_vf_mac(netdev, vfidx, mac, true);
 	if (!retval)
 		cn23xx_tell_vf_its_macaddr_changed(oct, vfidx, mac);