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[net-next,01/12] ixgbe: Return error on failure to allocate mac_table

Message ID 1449918890-145243-2-git-send-email-jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com
State Accepted, archived
Delegated to: David Miller
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Kirsher, Jeffrey T Dec. 12, 2015, 11:14 a.m. UTC 
From: Alexander Duyck <aduyck@mirantis.com>

Add a check to make certain mac_table was actually allocated and is not
NULL.  If it is NULL return -ENOMEM and allow the probe routine to fail
rather then causing a NULL pointer dereference further down the line.

Signed-off-by: Alexander Duyck <aduyck@mirantis.com>
Tested-by: Phil Schmitt <phillip.j.schmitt@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
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diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index ebd4522..c539b1c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -5381,6 +5381,8 @@  static int ixgbe_sw_init(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 	adapter->mac_table = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ixgbe_mac_addr) *
 				     hw->mac.num_rar_entries,
 				     GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!adapter->mac_table)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/* Set MAC specific capability flags and exceptions */
 	switch (hw->mac.type) {