netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 2/3] net: lan966x: Fix return value check for vcap_get

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]

Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2023 21:56:26 +0300
From: Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>
To: Ruan Jinjie <ruanjinjie@...wei.com>
Cc: horatiu.vultur@...rochip.com, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
	kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, lars.povlsen@...rochip.com,
	Steen.Hegelund@...rochip.com, daniel.machon@...rochip.com,
	richardcochran@...il.com, horms@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 2/3] net: lan966x: Fix return value check for
 vcap_get_rule()

On Fri, Aug 18, 2023 at 01:05:04PM +0800, Ruan Jinjie wrote:
> As Simon Horman suggests, update vcap_get_rule() to always
> return an ERR_PTR() and update the error detection conditions to
> use IS_ERR(), so use IS_ERR() to fix the return value issue.
> 
> Fixes: 72df3489fb10 ("net: lan966x: Add ptp trap rules")
> Signed-off-by: Ruan Jinjie <ruanjinjie@...wei.com>
> Suggested-by: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
> ---
> v2:
> - Update vcap_get_rule() to always return ERR_PTR instead of checking IS_ERR_OR_NULL()
> - Update the commit message.
> - Check IS_ERR() instead of NULL.
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_ptp.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 

Thanks,
Reviewed-by: Leon Romanovsky <leonro@...dia.com>