When the first request_irq fails in be_msix_register, i value would be zero. The current code decrements the i value and accesses the eq object without validating the decremented "i" value. This can cause an "invalid memory address access" violation.
This patch fixes the problem by accessing the eq object after validating the "i" value. Signed-off-by: Venkat Duvvuru <venkatkumar.duvv...@avagotech.com> --- drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c index b6ad029..6598820 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c @@ -3299,8 +3299,10 @@ static int be_msix_register(struct be_adapter *adapter) return 0; err_msix: - for (i--, eqo = &adapter->eq_obj[i]; i >= 0; i--, eqo--) + for (i--; i >= 0; i--) { + eqo = &adapter->eq_obj[i]; free_irq(be_msix_vec_get(adapter, eqo), eqo); + } dev_warn(&adapter->pdev->dev, "MSIX Request IRQ failed - err %d\n", status); be_msix_disable(adapter); -- 1.8.3.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html