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 on the hardware.
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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming! The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net _______________________________________________ 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