For linux-3.18.0 The driver lacks the check of nic->cbs_pool after pci_pool_create in e100_probe. So when this function is failed, the null pointer dereference occurs when pci_pool_alloc uses nic->cbs_pool in e100_alloc_cbs. This patch fixes this problem, and it has been tested in runtime.
Signed-off-by: Jia-Ju Bai <baijiaju1...@163.com> --- drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c index 781065e..ba1813f 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c @@ -2969,6 +2969,10 @@ static int e100_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent) nic->params.cbs.max * sizeof(struct cb), sizeof(u32), 0); + if (!nic->cbs_pool) { + err = -ENOMEM; + goto err_out_pool; + } netif_info(nic, probe, nic->netdev, "addr 0x%llx, irq %d, MAC addr %pM\n", (unsigned long long)pci_resource_start(pdev, use_io ? 1 : 0), @@ -2976,6 +2980,8 @@ static int e100_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent) return 0; +err_out_pool: + unregister_netdev(netdev); err_out_free: e100_free(nic); err_out_iounmap: -- 1.7.9.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ E1000-devel mailing list E1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel To learn more about Intel® Ethernet, visit http://communities.intel.com/community/wired