netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] can: etas_es58x: fix error handling

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Date:   Mon, 15 Nov 2021 11:15:07 +0300
From:   Pavel Skripkin <paskripkin@...il.com>
To:     Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
Cc:     mailhol.vincent@...adoo.fr, wg@...ndegger.com, mkl@...gutronix.de,
        davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, linux-can@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] can: etas_es58x: fix error handling

On 11/15/21 11:11, Johan Hovold wrote:
> Just a drive-by comment:
> 
> Are you sure about this move of the netdev[channel_idx] initialisation?
> What happens if the registered can device is opened before you
> initialise the pointer? NULL-deref in es58x_send_msg()?
> 
> You generally want the driver data fully initialised before you register
> the device so this looks broken.
> 
> And either way it is arguably an unrelated change that should go in a
> separate patch explaining why it is needed and safe.
> 


It was suggested by Vincent who is the maintainer of this driver [1].



[1] 
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-can/CAMZ6Rq+orfUuUCCgeWyGc7P0vp3t-yjf_g9H=Jhk43f1zXGfDQ@mail.gmail.com/



With regards,
Pavel Skripkin