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[net-next,v2,04/12] devlink: don't work with possible NULL pointer in devlink_param_unregister()

Message ID 20230126075838.1643665-5-jiri@resnulli.us (mailing list archive)
State Accepted
Commit bb9bb6bfd1c37b1c0786248c2785536146603fa8
Delegated to: Netdev Maintainers
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Series devlink: Cleanup params usage | expand

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netdev/header_inline success No static functions without inline keyword in header files
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Commit Message

Jiri Pirko Jan. 26, 2023, 7:58 a.m. UTC 
From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@nvidia.com>

There is a WARN_ON checking the param_item for being NULL when the param
is not inserted in the list. That indicates a driver BUG. Instead of
continuing to work with NULL pointer with its consequences, return.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@nvidia.com>
Reviewed-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@intel.com>
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 net/devlink/leftover.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
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diff --git a/net/devlink/leftover.c b/net/devlink/leftover.c
index b1216b8f0acc..fca2b6661362 100644
--- a/net/devlink/leftover.c
+++ b/net/devlink/leftover.c
@@ -10824,7 +10824,8 @@  static void devlink_param_unregister(struct devlink *devlink,
 
 	param_item =
 		devlink_param_find_by_name(&devlink->param_list, param->name);
-	WARN_ON(!param_item);
+	if (WARN_ON(!param_item))
+		return;
 	devlink_param_notify(devlink, 0, param_item, DEVLINK_CMD_PARAM_DEL);
 	list_del(&param_item->list);
 	kfree(param_item);