netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] net/mlx5: Fix null-ptr-deref in mlx5_create_inner_ttc

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Message-ID: <c9a2b94a-9330-4329-b808-4e59065d7cfa@web.de>
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2025 21:40:22 +0200
From: Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To: Henry Martin <bsdhenrymartin@...il.com>, linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org,
 netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Amir Tzin <amirtz@...dia.com>,
 Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@...n.ch>, Aya Levin <ayal@...dia.com>,
 "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
 Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>,
 Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...dia.com>,
 Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>, Tariq Toukan <tariqt@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] net/mlx5: Fix null-ptr-deref in
 mlx5_create_inner_ttc_table()

> Add NULL check for mlx5_get_flow_namespace() returns in
> mlx5_create_inner_ttc_table() to prevent NULL pointer dereference.

* Did you propose to adjust the error handling for three function
  implementations from a common subdirectory initially?

* Can any other summary phrase variants become more desirable accordingly?

* Would a cover letter usually be helpful for patch series?

Regards,
Markus