netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net: enetc: zeroize buffer descriptors in enetc_dma_alloc

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Date:   Tue, 25 Oct 2022 23:31:53 +0000
From:   Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>
To:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Claudiu Manoil <claudiu.manoil@....com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: enetc: zeroize buffer descriptors in
 enetc_dma_alloc_bdr()

On Mon, Oct 24, 2022 at 08:20:49PM +0300, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> Under memory pressure, enetc_refill_rx_ring() may fail, and when called
> during the enetc_open() -> enetc_setup_rxbdr() procedure, this is not
> checked for.

Please don't apply this yet, I'm still investigating a crash which has
the symptoms described here, and I'm not sure why the patch didn't fix it.