* [PATCH] ixgbe: correctly handling failed allocation
@ 2015-12-29 21:55 Insu Yun
2015-12-29 23:51 ` Alexander Duyck
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Insu Yun @ 2015-12-29 21:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: jeffrey.t.kirsher, jesse.brandeburg, shannon.nelson,
carolyn.wyborny, donald.c.skidmore, bruce.w.allan, john.ronciak,
mitch.a.williams, intel-wired-lan, netdev, linux-kernel
Cc: taesoo, yeongjin.jang, insu, changwoo, Insu Yun
Since kzalloc can be failed in memory pressure,
NULL derefence could be happened.
Signed-off-by: Insu Yun <wuninsu@gmail.com>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index aed8d02..aa5eda0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -5331,6 +5331,8 @@ static int ixgbe_sw_init(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
adapter->mac_table = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ixgbe_mac_addr) *
hw->mac.num_rar_entries,
GFP_ATOMIC);
+ if (!adapter->mac_table)
+ return -ENOMEM;
/* Set MAC specific capability flags and exceptions */
switch (hw->mac.type) {
--
1.9.1
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2015-12-29 21:55 [PATCH] ixgbe: correctly handling failed allocation Insu Yun
@ 2015-12-29 23:51 ` Alexander Duyck
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Alexander Duyck @ 2015-12-29 23:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Insu Yun
Cc: Jeff Kirsher, Brandeburg, Jesse, shannon nelson, Carolyn Wyborny,
Skidmore, Donald C, Allan, Bruce W, Ronciak, John,
Mitch Williams, intel-wired-lan, Netdev, linux-kernel, taesoo,
yeongjin.jang, insu, changwoo
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 1:55 PM, Insu Yun <wuninsu@gmail.com> wrote:
> Since kzalloc can be failed in memory pressure,
> NULL derefence could be happened.
>
> Signed-off-by: Insu Yun <wuninsu@gmail.com>
> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c | 2 ++
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
> index aed8d02..aa5eda0 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
> @@ -5331,6 +5331,8 @@ static int ixgbe_sw_init(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
> adapter->mac_table = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ixgbe_mac_addr) *
> hw->mac.num_rar_entries,
> GFP_ATOMIC);
> + if (!adapter->mac_table)
> + return -ENOMEM;
>
> /* Set MAC specific capability flags and exceptions */
> switch (hw->mac.type) {
> --
> 1.9.1
That change is already present in the current net-next.
Take a look at commit 530fd82a9fea ("ixgbe: Return error on failure to
allocate mac_table").
- Alex
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