netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/1] net/mlx5e: Fix returning uninitialized err

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <20220830231554.19eb87b7@kernel.org>
Date:   Tue, 30 Aug 2022 23:15:54 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Roi Dayan <roid@...dia.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...dia.com>,
        Maor Dickman <maord@...dia.com>, alexandr.lobakin@...el.com,
        dan.carpenter@...cle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/1] net/mlx5e: Fix returning uninitialized err

On Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:40:28 +0300 Roi Dayan wrote:
> On 2022-08-30 3:20 PM, Roi Dayan wrote:
> > In the cited commit the function mlx5e_rep_add_meta_tunnel_rule()
> > was added and in success flow, err was returned uninitialized.
> > Fix it.
> > 
> > Fixes: 430e2d5e2a98 ("net/mlx5: E-Switch, Move send to vport meta rule creation")
> > Reported-by: Alexander Lobakin <alexandr.lobakin@...el.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Roi Dayan <roid@...dia.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Maor Dickman <maord@...dia.com>
> > ---
> >   drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c | 10 +++-------
> >   1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
> > index 914bddbfc1d7..e09bca78df75 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
> > @@ -471,22 +471,18 @@ mlx5e_rep_add_meta_tunnel_rule(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
> >   	struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep = rpriv->rep;
> >   	struct mlx5_flow_handle *flow_rule;
> >   	struct mlx5_flow_group *g;
> > -	int err;
> >   
> >   	g = esw->fdb_table.offloads.send_to_vport_meta_grp;
> >   	if (!g)
> >   		return 0;
> >   
> >   	flow_rule = mlx5_eswitch_add_send_to_vport_meta_rule(esw, rep->vport);
> > -	if (IS_ERR(flow_rule)) {
> > -		err = PTR_ERR(flow_rule);
> > -		goto out;
> > -	}
> > +	if (IS_ERR(flow_rule))
> > +		return PTR_ERR(flow_rule);
> >   
> >   	rpriv->send_to_vport_meta_rule = flow_rule;
> >   
> > -out:
> > -	return err;
> > +	return 0;
> >   }
> >   
> >   static void  
> 
> just noticed same patch from Nathan Chancellor.
> so can ignore this one.
> 
> [PATCH net-next] net/mlx5e: Do not use err uninitialized in 
> mlx5e_rep_add_meta_tunnel_rule()

Oh, I thought Saeed will take Nathan's patch thru his tree but since
there was no reply let me take it directly..