[PATCH] [XFRM]: Don't dereference error pointer dst1

From: Roel Kluin
Date: Wed Sep 29 2010 - 16:36:07 EST


Don't dereference dst1 when it's an error pointer.

Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@xxxxxxxxx>
---
net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c | 3 ++-
1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

I just noticed this by code analysis. It wasn't tested in any way.

diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index cbab6e1..b186c3d 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -1414,13 +1414,14 @@ static struct dst_entry *xfrm_bundle_create(struct xfrm_policy *policy,

for (; i < nx; i++) {
struct xfrm_dst *xdst = xfrm_alloc_dst(net, family);
- struct dst_entry *dst1 = &xdst->u.dst;
+ struct dst_entry *dst1;

err = PTR_ERR(xdst);
if (IS_ERR(xdst)) {
dst_release(dst);
goto put_states;
}
+ dst1 = &xdst->u.dst;

if (!dst_prev)
dst0 = dst1;

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