netdev - Re: [PATCH net] ibmvnic: Fix early release of login buffer

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Date:   Thu, 22 Feb 2018 14:46:14 -0500 (EST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     tlfalcon@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, jallen@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
        nfont@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] ibmvnic: Fix early release of login buffer

From: Thomas Falcon <tlfalcon@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 18:18:30 -0600

> The login buffer is released before the driver can perform
> sanity checks between resources the driver requested and what
> firmware will provide. Don't release the login buffer until
> the sanity check is performed.
> 
> Fixes: 34f0f4e3f488 ("ibmvnic: Fix login buffer memory leaks")
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Falcon <tlfalcon@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

Applied.