Re: [PATCH net-next] net/mlx5e: avoid usage of list iterator after loop

From: Leon Romanovsky
Date: Tue Mar 14 2023 - 09:30:33 EST


On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 04:26:02PM +0100, Jakob Koschel wrote:
> If potentially no valid element is found, 'priv_rx' would contain an
> invalid pointer past the iterator loop. To ensure 'priv_rx' is always
> valid, we only set it if the correct element was found. That allows
> adding a WARN_ON() in case the code works incorrectly, exposing
> currently undetectable potential bugs.
>
> Additionally, Linus proposed to avoid any use of the list iterator
> variable after the loop, in the attempt to move the list iterator
> variable declaration into the macro to avoid any potential misuse after
> the loop [1].
>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=wgRr_D8CB-D9Kg-c=EHreAsk5SqXPwr9Y7k9sA6cWXJ6w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ [1]
> Signed-off-by: Jakob Koschel <jkl820.git@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ktls_rx.c | 11 +++++++----
> 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>

Thanks,
Reviewed-by: Leon Romanovsky <leonro@xxxxxxxxxx>