[PATCH 1/3] pxa168_eth: Allocate receive queue initialized to zero

From: Lubomir Rintel
Date: Tue Jun 18 2013 - 13:31:07 EST


Zero pointer in rx_skb or tx_skb is how respective *_deinit() functions find
out that a skb slot is unallocated. If *_init() functions unsuccessfully return
after the allocation (e.g. when subsequent dma_alloc_coherent() is not
successful), this would result in attempt to kfree() invalid pointers.

Signed-off-by: Lubomir Rintel <lkundrak@xxxxx>
Cc: Kosta Zertsekel <konszert@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

---
drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c | 4 ++--
1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c
index 339bb32..1c8af8b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ static int rxq_init(struct net_device *dev)
int rx_desc_num = pep->rx_ring_size;

/* Allocate RX skb rings */
- pep->rx_skb = kmalloc(sizeof(*pep->rx_skb) * pep->rx_ring_size,
+ pep->rx_skb = kzalloc(sizeof(*pep->rx_skb) * pep->rx_ring_size,
GFP_KERNEL);
if (!pep->rx_skb)
return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ static int txq_init(struct net_device *dev)
int size = 0, i = 0;
int tx_desc_num = pep->tx_ring_size;

- pep->tx_skb = kmalloc(sizeof(*pep->tx_skb) * pep->tx_ring_size,
+ pep->tx_skb = kzalloc(sizeof(*pep->tx_skb) * pep->tx_ring_size,
GFP_KERNEL);
if (!pep->tx_skb)
return -ENOMEM;
--
1.7.1

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