netdev - Re: [PATCH] micrel: ksz8851: fixes struct pointer issue

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Date:   Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:10:17 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Jerry Ray <jerry.ray@...rochip.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] micrel: ksz8851: fixes struct pointer issue

Hello:

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

On Mon, 22 Aug 2022 16:39:32 -0500 you wrote:
> Issue found during code review. This bug has no impact as long as the
> ks8851_net structure is the first element of the ks8851_net_spi structure.
> As long as the offset to the ks8851_net struct is zero, the container_of()
> macro is subtracting 0 and therefore no damage done. But if the
> ks8851_net_spi struct is ever modified such that the ks8851_net struct
> within it is no longer the first element of the struct, then the bug would
> manifest itself and cause problems.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - micrel: ksz8851: fixes struct pointer issue
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/fef5de753ff0

You are awesome, thank you!
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