netdev - [PATCH net-next v2 1/3] enic: reset fetch index

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Date:   Wed,  1 Nov 2017 08:44:46 -0700
From:   Parvi Kaustubhi <pkaustub@...co.com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net
Cc:     gvaradar@...co.com, benve@...co.com,
        Parvi Kaustubhi <pkaustub@...co.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next v2 1/3] enic: reset fetch index

Since we are allowing rx ring size modification, reset fetch index
everytime. Otherwise it could have a stale value that can lead to a null
pointer dereference.

Signed-off-by: Govindarajulu Varadarajan <gvaradar@...co.com>
Signed-off-by: Parvi Kaustubhi <pkaustub@...co.com>
---
v2: remove unused variable to fix build warning

 drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_rq.c | 16 ++--------------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_rq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_rq.c
index 36bc2c7..f8aa326 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_rq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_rq.c
@@ -139,20 +139,8 @@ void vnic_rq_init(struct vnic_rq *rq, unsigned int cq_index,
 	unsigned int error_interrupt_enable,
 	unsigned int error_interrupt_offset)
 {
-	u32 fetch_index = 0;
-
-	/* Use current fetch_index as the ring starting point */
-	fetch_index = ioread32(&rq->ctrl->fetch_index);
-
-	if (fetch_index == 0xFFFFFFFF) { /* check for hardware gone  */
-		/* Hardware surprise removal: reset fetch_index */
-		fetch_index = 0;
-	}
-
-	vnic_rq_init_start(rq, cq_index,
-		fetch_index, fetch_index,
-		error_interrupt_enable,
-		error_interrupt_offset);
+	vnic_rq_init_start(rq, cq_index, 0, 0, error_interrupt_enable,
+			   error_interrupt_offset);
 }
 
 unsigned int vnic_rq_error_status(struct vnic_rq *rq)
-- 
1.8.3.1