Re: [PATCH net] net: dsa: don't assign an error value to tag_ops

From: Vladimir Oltean
Date: Mon Mar 22 2021 - 16:53:23 EST


On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 03:26:50PM -0500, George McCollister wrote:
> Use a temporary variable to hold the return value from
> dsa_tag_driver_get() instead of assigning it to dst->tag_ops. Leaving
> an error value in dst->tag_ops can result in deferencing an invalid
> pointer when a deferred switch configuration happens later.
>
> Fixes: 357f203bb3b5 ("net: dsa: keep a copy of the tagging protocol in the DSA switch tree")
>
> Signed-off-by: George McCollister <george.mccollister@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@xxxxxxxxx>

Just FYI, new lines aren't typically added between the various tags.