Zero pointer in rx_skb is how respective rxq_deinit() finds out out that a skb slot is unallocated. If rxq_refill() fails (e.g. on OOM condition), subsequent teardown would result in an attempt to kfree() invalid pointers.
Signed-off-by: Lubomir Rintel <lkund...@v3.sk> Cc: Lennert Buytenhek <buyt...@wantstofly.org> Cc: net...@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --- drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c | 2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c index 2ad1494..d1cbfb1 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c @@ -1757,7 +1757,7 @@ static int rxq_init(struct mv643xx_eth_private *mp, int index) memset(rxq->rx_desc_area, 0, size); rxq->rx_desc_area_size = size; - rxq->rx_skb = kmalloc_array(rxq->rx_ring_size, sizeof(*rxq->rx_skb), + rxq->rx_skb = kcalloc(rxq->rx_ring_size, sizeof(*rxq->rx_skb), GFP_KERNEL); if (rxq->rx_skb == NULL) goto out_free; -- 1.7.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/