netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: bnx2x: fix variable dereferenced before check

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Date:   Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:30:09 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Pavel Skripkin <paskripkin@...il.com>
Cc:     aelior@...vell.com, skalluru@...vell.com,
        GR-everest-linux-l2@...vell.com, davem@...emloft.net,
        kuba@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: bnx2x: fix variable dereferenced before check

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (master)
by David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>:

On Sun, 14 Nov 2021 01:36:36 +0300 you wrote:
> Smatch says:
> 	bnx2x_init_ops.h:640 bnx2x_ilt_client_mem_op()
> 	warn: variable dereferenced before check 'ilt' (see line 638)
> 
> Move ilt_cli variable initialization _after_ ilt validation, because
> it's unsafe to deref the pointer before validation check.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - net: bnx2x: fix variable dereferenced before check
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/f8885ac89ce3

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