Re: [MPTCP][PATCH net 1/2] mptcp: fix static checker warnings in mptcp_pm_add_timer

From: Matthieu Baerts
Date: Mon Nov 09 2020 - 11:29:00 EST


Hi Geliang, Dan,

On 09/11/2020 14:59, Geliang Tang wrote:
Fix the following Smatch complaint:

Thanks for the report and the patch!

net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c:213 mptcp_pm_add_timer()
warn: variable dereferenced before check 'msk' (see line 208)

net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
207 struct mptcp_sock *msk = entry->sock;
208 struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk;
209 struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
^^
"msk" dereferenced here.

210
211 pr_debug("msk=%p", msk);
212
213 if (!msk)
^^^^
Too late.

214 return;
215

Fixes: 93f323b9cccc ("mptcp: add a new sysctl add_addr_timeout")
Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Geliang Tang <geliangtang@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>

A small detail (I think): the Signed-off-by of the sender (Geliang) should be the last one in the list if I am not mistaken.
But I guess this is not blocking.

Reviewed-by: Matthieu Baerts <matthieu.baerts@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Cheers,
Matt
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