netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/2] net: Catch invalid index in XPS mapping

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Date:   Thu, 23 Mar 2023 05:50:21 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Nick Child <nnac123@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, piotr.raczynski@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/2] net: Catch invalid index in XPS mapping

Hello:

This series was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Tue, 21 Mar 2023 10:07:24 -0500 you wrote:
> When setting the XPS value of a TX queue, warn the user once if the
> index of the queue is greater than the number of allocated TX queues.
> 
> Previously, this scenario went uncaught. In the best case, it resulted
> in unnecessary allocations. In the worst case, it resulted in
> out-of-bounds memory references through calls to `netdev_get_tx_queue(
> dev, index)`. Therefore, it is important to inform the user but not
> worth returning an error and risk downing the netdevice.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v2,1/2] net: Catch invalid index in XPS mapping
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/5dd0dfd55bae
  - [net-next,v2,2/2] netdev: Enforce index cap in netdev_get_tx_queue
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/1cc6571f5627

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