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* [PATCH RTF] sh_eth: fix kernel oops in skb_put()
@ 2015-10-23 23:09 Sergei Shtylyov
  2015-10-24 12:05 ` Sergei Shtylyov
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Sergei Shtylyov @ 2015-10-23 23:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: netdev, yashi; +Cc: linux-sh

In a low memory situation the following kernel oops occurs:

Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000050
pgd = 8490c000
[00000050] *pgd=4651e831, *pte=00000000, *ppte=00000000
Internal error: Oops: 17 [#1] PREEMPT ARM
Modules linked in:
CPU: 0    Not tainted  (3.4-at16 #9)
PC is at skb_put+0x10/0x98
LR is at sh_eth_poll+0x2c8/0xa10
pc : [<8035f780>]    lr : [<8028bf50>]    psr: 60000113
sp : 84eb1a90  ip : 84eb1ac8  fp : 84eb1ac4
r10: 0000003f  r9 : 000005ea  r8 : 00000000
r7 : 00000000  r6 : 940453b0  r5 : 00030000  r4 : 9381b180
r3 : 00000000  r2 : 00000000  r1 : 000005ea  r0 : 00000000
Flags: nZCv  IRQs on  FIQs on  Mode SVC_32  ISA ARM  Segment user
Control: 10c53c7d  Table: 4248c059  DAC: 00000015
Process klogd (pid: 2046, stack limit = 0x84eb02e8)
[...]

This is because netdev_alloc_skb() fails and 'mdp->rx_skbuff[entry]' is left
NULL but sh_eth_rx() later uses it without checking. Add such check...

Reported-by: Yasushi SHOJI <yashi@atmark-techno.com>
Signed-off-by: Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@cogentembedded.com>

---
This patch is against DaveM's 'net.git' repo.

drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c |    3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

Index: net/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
===================================================================
--- net.orig/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
+++ net/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
@@ -1502,6 +1502,8 @@ static int sh_eth_rx(struct net_device *
 					phys_to_virt(ALIGN(rxdesc->addr, 4)),
 					pkt_len + 2);
 			skb = mdp->rx_skbuff[entry];
+			if (!skb)
+				goto skip;
 			mdp->rx_skbuff[entry] = NULL;
 			if (mdp->cd->rpadir)
 				skb_reserve(skb, NET_IP_ALIGN);
@@ -1516,6 +1518,7 @@ static int sh_eth_rx(struct net_device *
 			if (desc_status & RD_RFS8)
 				ndev->stats.multicast++;
 		}
+skip:
 		entry = (++mdp->cur_rx) % mdp->num_rx_ring;
 		rxdesc = &mdp->rx_ring[entry];
 	}


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