Re: [PATCH net] net: nixge: fix potential memory leak in nixge_start_xmit()

[Francois Romieu]

Zhang Changzhong <zhangchangzhong@xxxxxxxxxx> :
> The nixge_start_xmit() returns NETDEV_TX_OK but does not free skb on two
> error handling cases, which can lead to memory leak.
> 
> To fix this, return NETDEV_TX_BUSY in case of nixge_check_tx_bd_space()
> fails and add dev_kfree_skb_any() in case of dma_map_single() fails.

This patch merge two unrelated changes. Please split.

> Fixes: 492caffa8a1a ("net: ethernet: nixge: Add support for National Instruments XGE netdev")
> Signed-off-by: Zhang Changzhong <zhangchangzhong@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/ni/nixge.c | 6 ++++--
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ni/nixge.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ni/nixge.c
> index 19d043b593cc..b9091f9bbc77 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ni/nixge.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ni/nixge.c
> @@ -521,13 +521,15 @@ static netdev_tx_t nixge_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
>  	if (nixge_check_tx_bd_space(priv, num_frag)) {
>  		if (!netif_queue_stopped(ndev))
>  			netif_stop_queue(ndev);
> -		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
> +		return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
>  	}

The driver should probably check the available room before returning
from hard_start_xmit and turn the check above unlikely().

Btw there is no lock and the Tx completion is irq driven: the driver
is racy. :o(

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Ueimor