Re: [PATCH v2] nfp: bpf: Add check for nfp_app_ctrl_msg_alloc()

[Michal Swiatkowski]

On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 08:14:49AM +0530, Kalesh Anakkur Purayil wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 6:49 AM Haoxiang Li <haoxiang_li2024@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Add check for the return value of nfp_app_ctrl_msg_alloc() in
> > nfp_bpf_cmsg_alloc() to prevent null pointer dereference.
> >
> > Fixes: ff3d43f7568c ("nfp: bpf: implement helpers for FW map ops")
> > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Signed-off-by: Haoxiang Li <haoxiang_li2024@xxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > Changes in v2:
> > - remove the bracket for one single-statement. Thanks, Guru!
> > ---
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/cmsg.c | 2 ++
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/cmsg.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/cmsg.c
> > index 2ec62c8d86e1..b02d5fbb8c8c 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/cmsg.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/cmsg.c
> > @@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ nfp_bpf_cmsg_alloc(struct nfp_app_bpf *bpf, unsigned int size)
> >         struct sk_buff *skb;
> >
> >         skb = nfp_app_ctrl_msg_alloc(bpf->app, size, GFP_KERNEL);
> > +       if (!skp)
> > +               return NULL;
> It looks like you did not compile this change.
> 
> Also, next time you push a new version, please modify the subject as:
> "[PATCH net v3] xxxx"

Yeah, you need to send v3 (skp -> skb). Fix looks fine, other call to
nfp_app_ctrl_msg_alloc() is checking returned value as here.

Feel free to add my RB tag in v3.
Reviewed-by: Michal Swiatkowski <michal.swiatkowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> >         skb_put(skb, size);
> >
> >         return skb;
> > --
> > 2.25.1
> >
> >
> 
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> Kalesh AP