Re: [PATCH wireless] brcmfmac: fix potential memory leak in brcmf_netdev_start_xmit()

From: Kalle Valo
Date: Fri Nov 18 2022 - 13:43:20 EST


Zhang Changzhong <zhangchangzhong@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On 2022/11/17 18:09, Kalle Valo wrote:
>> Zhang Changzhong <zhangchangzhong@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>
>>> The brcmf_netdev_start_xmit() returns NETDEV_TX_OK without freeing skb
>>> in case of pskb_expand_head() fails, add dev_kfree_skb() to fix it.
>>>
>>> Fixes: 270a6c1f65fe ("brcmfmac: rework headroom check in .start_xmit()")
>>> Signed-off-by: Zhang Changzhong <zhangchangzhong@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> I assume you have not tested this on a real device? Then it would be
>> really important to add "Compile tested only" to the commit log so that
>> we know it's untested.
>>
>
> OK, I'll add "Compile tested only" to the next version and other untested
> patches.

Thanks. I wish it would become common to use that "Compile tested only".

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