drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
In the error handling of 'offset > adapter->ring_size', the
tx_ring->tx_buffer allocated by kzalloc should be freed,
instead of 'goto failed' instantly.
Fixes: a6a5325239c2 ("atl1e: Atheros L1E Gigabit Ethernet driver")
Signed-off-by: Zhipeng Lu <alexious@zju.edu.cn>
---
Changelog:
v2: Setting tx_ring->tx_buffer to NULL after free.
---
drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c
index 5935be190b9e..1bffe77439ac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c
@@ -866,6 +866,8 @@ static int atl1e_setup_ring_resources(struct atl1e_adapter *adapter)
netdev_err(adapter->netdev, "offset(%d) > ring size(%d) !!\n",
offset, adapter->ring_size);
err = -1;
+ kfree(tx_ring->tx_buffer);
+ tx_ring->tx_buffer = NULL;
goto failed;
}
--
2.34.1
On Fri, 8 Dec 2023 16:23:14 +0800 Zhipeng Lu wrote: > v2: Setting tx_ring->tx_buffer to NULL after free. Having closer look at this driver - it tries to free both on close and remove, so seems like we do indeed have to NULL-out the pointer, sigh. > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c > index 5935be190b9e..1bffe77439ac 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c > @@ -866,6 +866,8 @@ static int atl1e_setup_ring_resources(struct atl1e_adapter *adapter) > netdev_err(adapter->netdev, "offset(%d) > ring size(%d) !!\n", > offset, adapter->ring_size); > err = -1; > + kfree(tx_ring->tx_buffer); > + tx_ring->tx_buffer = NULL; > goto failed; Please add a new jump target, tho, and move the freeing there. There's a small chance someone will add more code to this function and it will need to copy / paste this unwind. -- pw-bot: cr
> On Fri, 8 Dec 2023 16:23:14 +0800 Zhipeng Lu wrote: > > v2: Setting tx_ring->tx_buffer to NULL after free. > > Having closer look at this driver - it tries to free both on close and > remove, so seems like we do indeed have to NULL-out the pointer, sigh. > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c > > index 5935be190b9e..1bffe77439ac 100644 > > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c > > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c > > @@ -866,6 +866,8 @@ static int atl1e_setup_ring_resources(struct atl1e_adapter *adapter) > > netdev_err(adapter->netdev, "offset(%d) > ring size(%d) !!\n", > > offset, adapter->ring_size); > > err = -1; > > + kfree(tx_ring->tx_buffer); > > + tx_ring->tx_buffer = NULL; > > goto failed; > > Please add a new jump target, tho, and move the freeing there. > There's a small chance someone will add more code to this function > and it will need to copy / paste this unwind. > -- Thank you for your advice, I've send a v3 version of this patch.
>In the error handling of 'offset > adapter->ring_size', the tx_ring-
>>tx_buffer allocated by kzalloc should be freed, instead of 'goto
>failed' instantly.
>
>Fixes: a6a5325239c2 ("atl1e: Atheros L1E Gigabit Ethernet driver")
>Signed-off-by: Zhipeng Lu <alexious@zju.edu.cn>
>---
Reviewed-by: Suman Ghosh <sumang@marvell.com>
>
>Changelog:
>
>v2: Setting tx_ring->tx_buffer to NULL after free.
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